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    • Sep 6, 2023by:   Larry Dorminy No Comments 35.533,-76.5359999

      “The Salty Crab” Waterfront Restaurant Opens at Dowry Creek Marina, Belhaven, NC AICW MM 131.5


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      Dowry Creek Marina

      A longtime CRUISERS NET SPONSOR, Dowry Creek Marina is owned by the Zeltner family who want to roll out the red carpet to transients, offering whatever you might need during your visit.  This highly praised and transient friendly marina lies off the AICW/Pungo River north of Belhaven, NC.

      “The Salty Crab” Waterfront Restaurant Opens at Dowry Creek Marina in Belhaven

      The Salty Crab Restaurant at the Dowry Creek Marina is Now OPEN. The picturesque new 5000 sq foot waterfront restaurant and bar served over 850 customers over the Labor Day Weekend as a steady stream of folks came by boat off the ICW and by road to enjoy the food and check out the new facility. Dowry Creek has plenty of dock space for visiting boats up to 195 ft with 9′ channel depth on the approach. In addition to 30 transient slips for overnight dockage, they have plenty of space for boats stopping in to get VALVTEC fuel and/or fill their own tanks at the restaurant There is also plenty of protected anchorage space in Upper Dowry Creek near the marina and easy access for dinghy parking at the pier. The Salty Crab features Chef Cody Johnson, and is open 7 days a week from 11 am until 10 pm serving a variety of seafood dishes, burgers, sandwiches, salads and more; and features a full bar with 22 beers on tap, a great wine selection and all of your favorite mixed drinks. Pizza, steaks and a full dinner menu will be added over the coming weeks in preparation for the fall boating season as the ICW fills with boats heading south towards the sunshine and warm winter temperatures. With the news, space is going fast, so make your reservations now if you want to reserve an overnight slip for the upcoming season.

      Stephen Zeltner

      Click Here To View the Cruisers Net North Carolina Marina Directory Listing For Dowry Creek Marina

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    • Sep 3, 2023by:   Larry Dorminy No Comments

      Maxeon Announces 3GigaWatt Factory in Albuquerque, NM

      Sun Powered Yachts

      Our thanks to Lyall and Katie Burgess, owners of Sun Powered Yachts, A CRUISERS NET SPONSOR, for bringing this good news to our attention.

      Maxeon has announced a solar panel factory to be built in New Mexico, so that’s panels made here in the USA, a bonus, and with a potential production output of 3 gigawatts – which to put into context is 6.3 million of the 470W panels being made each year!

      Lyall Burgess

      Click here for more details  Maxeon Announces 3GigaWatt Factory in Albuquerque, NM

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    • Sep 1, 2023by:   Larry Dorminy No Comments

      Makers Air Acquires Staniel Air

      Welcome to the Staniel Cay Yacht Club, your own paradise in the middle of the beautiful Exumas.

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      Makers Air and Staniel Cay Yacht Club,  A CRUISERS NET SPONOR, look forward to seeing you this winter! 

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    • Aug 28, 2023by:   Larry Dorminy No Comments 27.4504,-80.32249999

      St Lucie County Artificial Reef Program, Fort Pierce, FL


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      Fort Pierce City Marina 1 Avenue A, Ft. Pierce, FL 34950 (772) 464-1245 Facsimile (772) 464-2589

      Our thanks to Anne Bowen of Fort Pierce City Marina, A CRUISERS NET SPONSOR, for sending us this very interesting article.

      Click here for  St Lucie County Artificial Reef Program
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    • Aug 28, 2023by:   Larry Dorminy No Comments

      How Did Portugal Launch the Age of Exploration?

       
       
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    • Aug 25, 2023by:   Larry Dorminy No Comments

      Staniel Cay Yacht Club Important Dates of Closures, Staniel Cay, Bahamas

      Even with these maintenance closures, the marina will remain available to boaters, just no services at the bar, dining, and cottage rental.

      Please note the following important dates of closure:
       

      The SCYC cottages, restaurant, and bar will be closed for annual maintenance from September 17th – October 1st, 2023. They will re-open on October 2nd, 2023.

       
      SCYC Marina and all marina services will remain open throughout this time. This includes the marina office, dockage services, fuel, ice, and bait.

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    • Aug 24, 2023by:   Larry Dorminy No Comments

      NOAA’s Office of Coast Survey releases new Nautical Charting Plan

      The Office of Coast Survey’s new Nautical Charting Plan officially released
      Outlines Coast Survey’s efforts to meet the needs of users of nautical chart data into the future

      Dear Colleagues, 

      I’m pleased to announce that the Marine Chart Division (MCD) within NOAA’s Office of Coast Survey has released a new NOAA Nautical Charting Plan. The plan describes Coast Survey’s continuing efforts to meet the needs of mariners and other users of nautical charts now and in the future. This includes rescheming NOAA’s entire Electronic Navigational Chart (NOAA® ENC) product suite into a regular gridded layout, recompilation of ENC depth curves from feet and fathoms into meters, and other improvements to delivery authoritative, fit-for-purpose navigation products to users in a timely fashion. The Nautical Charting Plan also describes the ongoing program to end the production and maintenance of NOAA’s paper nautical charts and other raster chart products and services, which will be completed by January 2026.

      This new charting plan is a major component of our implementation of the new Coast Survey Strategic Plan we announced last week. The new charting plan consolidates, and updates information previously found in the 2017 National Charting Plan, the 2019 Sunsetting Traditional NOAA Paper Charts, and the 2019 Transforming the NOAA ENC documents. Some of the more technical aspects of reschemed ENC design are now available in a new NOAA ENC Design Handbook. The focus of this plan, as it was for the documents that it supersedes, is the transition from the production and use of paper nautical charts to the production and use of NOAA ENCs.

      Lastly, I would like to welcome Ms. Julia Powell as the new chief of Coast Survey’s Marine Chart Division, relieving Capt. E.J. Van Den Ameele who is retiring after over 30 years of service to NOAA and the nation. Julia comes to MCD after three years as the Chief of the Coast Survey’s Navigation Services Division and brings a wealth of experience with charting issues and stakeholder engagement. I am glad to have a capable and experienced leader to continue MCD’s work and implement this new plan.

      V/r

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      Rear Admiral Benjamin K. Evans, NOAA

      Director, NOAA Office of Coast Survey

      NOAA Office of Coast Survey is the nation’s nautical chartmaker. Originally formed by President Thomas Jefferson in 1807, Coast Survey updates charts, surveys the coastal seafloor, responds to maritime emergencies, and searches for underwater obstructions that pose a danger to navigation.

       

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    • Aug 23, 2023by:   Larry Dorminy 3 Comments

      New South Carolina Boating Law Strengthens Safety Requirements

      South Carolina is currently one of only four US states with no boater education requirements. The new bill will add South Carolina to the majority of states that require boating safety courses for some or all boaters. 

      Click here for New South Carolina Boating Law Strengthens Safety Requirements
      Steinberg Law Firm

      Comments from Cruisers (3)

      1. Rick Brass -  September 15, 2023 - 7:04 pm

        As the article points out, South Carolina is one of only 4 states that did not have a similar training requirement. Whether the boater training is actually adequate or not is open for discussion. IMHO, in person classes done by the Power Squadron or USCG Auxiliary are probably pretty good – the states that only require on-line computer classes that comply with the content standard not so much.

        I lived in the Midwest until the mid-90's. My state already had a law back then. And like the South Carolina law, the requirement is for everyone whose birthday is prior to a certain date. Anyone younger than about 45 from my former home has to have had the training by now, or to get it if they acquire a boat.

        Since most fatal boat accidents involve excess alcohol, I suspect that you are right that younger boaters in their 20's and 30's are probably involved in a disproportionate share of accidents. Rigorous enforcement of BWI laws would probably have a larger impact on safety than training of young people, but that doesn't make the training requirement a bad idea.

        BTW, the USCG publishes statistical data on boating accidents and events like boat fires every year. Look on the Coast Guard website if you want to find it.

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      2. Phil Barbalace -  September 15, 2023 - 2:17 pm

        As a follow up on my comment last month how about a breakdown on boating accidents by age responsible?
        Without that data, we're just blowing smoke and can't be sure we're actually addressing the problem.
        Anyone?

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      3. Phil Barbalace -  August 25, 2023 - 12:30 pm

        I would like to see some STATISTICS on boating accidents/fatalities from states that have these laws and those that don't. And do these laws make a difference? 16 years old or younger? Like driving a car, I suspect many if not most boating accidents are caused by older teenagers and those in their 20s.

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