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    • Mar 1, 2022by:   Larry Dorminy No Comments

      FOCUS ON Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway Association

      Cruisers Net is proud to be a member of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway Association whose lobbying work is crucial to keeping the Waterway navigable and safe. Your membership dollars directly support their vital work. Please join and encourage your boating neighbors to do likewise, regardless of their homeport.

       

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    • Mar 1, 2022by:   Larry Dorminy No Comments

      AIWA March 2022 Newsletter

      Cruisers Net is proud to be a member of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway Association whose lobbying work is crucial to keeping the Waterway navigable and safe. Your membership dollars directly support their vital work. Please join and encourage your boating neighbors to do likewise, regardless of their homeport.

       

      March 2022 AIWA Newsletter
       
      Waterway Spotlight: Florida Intracoastal Waterway and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Jacksonville District
      Provided by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Jacksonville District. Please click for larger size.
      As mentioned in February’s newsletter, we received very good news in the amount of federal funding for the AIWW and NJIWW in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers work plan for the Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Act of 2022.

      This month we want to highlight the efforts recently completed, and underway in the Florida stretch of the waterway by the Jacksonville District with federal funding and contributed funds from the Florida Inland Navigation District, an AIWA Sponsor and founding member. We were provided the IWW: Jacksonville to Miami storyboard by the Jacksonville District and it summarizes a number of actions they have underway including the current FY22 ongoing projects:

      • Construction of Dredge Material Management Area (DMMA) 023 in Martin County
      • IWW Palm Valley North Reach Operations & Maintenance Dredging in St. Johns County
      • IWW Palm Valley South Reach Operations & Maintenance Dredging in St. Johns County
      • IWW Jupiter/Crossroads Closeout Activities in Palm Beach and Martin County

      We are thrilled to see the strong federal and non-federal support for the 350+-mile segment of the waterway in Florida, and look forward to increased infrastructure investments to maintain Marine Highway 95.

      IIJA Work Plan amounts for the AIWW:

      FL – AIWW (funding for all five states) – $5 million. This funding is not specifically tied to a FL project but could be used across multiple areas for dredging and surveys.
      GA – $0
      SC – $12.65 million for upland placement area maintenance
      NC – $4.552 million for dredging and surveys
      VA – $0
      Total – $22.02 million which is roughly equal to one complete appropriations year for the AIWW.

      IIJA Work Plan amounts for the NJIWW – $14.35 million. This is a tremendous increase as they typically receive less than $1.5 million; this funding will go to a variety of rehabilitation projects in addition to dredging.

       

      State of the Union Tonight and Federal Funding Updates

      Tonight, March 1st, we will be eagerly awaiting President Biden’s first State of the Union address and any early comments he might offer about infrastructure investments.

      Why is this important? 
      President Biden will be releasing the President’s budget by mid-March for Fiscal Year 2023, and we expect he will offer a preview of what might be included in the budget, in addition to updating the nation on previous appropriations in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. For those who are planning to watch tonight’s address, we offer you the Punchbowl News’ Punch List for a little SOTU entertainment (!).

      Regarding current FY22 Appropriations, Congress will be very active in the coming days. The current Continuing Resolution funding the federal government expires on March 11th. Congress has three options: pass an additional Continuing Resolution to keep the federal government open at the same funding levels as FY21, pass FY22 Appropriations Bills to fund federal agencies with new funding allocations, or the federal government will close. The table below shows the current FY22 funding allocations in the Senate & House bills and we are hopeful that Congress will pass the new FY22 funding and additional work can then commence on the waterway.

       
       
      Boating Season is on the Horizon!🌅
      As we see signs of early spring along the southeast coastline of the AIWW, we wanted to take the opportunity to highlight our Marina Members! Our Association’s Marina members are critical to the value of the waterway, and we thank each of them for their ongoing support. 

      Bradley Creek Marina, NC
      Cricket Cove Marina, SC
      Safe Harbor Charleston Marina, SC
      Downtown Marina of Beaufort, SC
      Dudley’s Marina, NC
      Hinckley Yacht Services, GA
      Hogan’s Marina, GA
      Isle of Palms Marina, SC
      Lake Park Harbor Marina, FL
      Leland Oil Company Marina
      Marineland Marina, FL
      Mobius Marine
      Morningstar Marinas/Golden Isles, GA
      Osprey Marina, SC
      River Forest Marina, NC
      Shearwater Marine FL – Ft Pierce & Stuart
      TopSide Marinas, TX
      Windmill Harbour Marina, SC
      Zimmerman Marine (multi-state)
      If you are a boater on the waterway, we ask you to support our Marina members as they support the ongoing maintenance of the AIWW. If you are a dock manager and do not see your marina listed, we would love to have you join our efforts! 

       
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      Copyright © 2022. Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway Association. All rights reserved.

      The AIWA is a national non-profit organization with the mission of securing funding and support for the maintenance of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway. We are the only organization dedicated to ensuring the future of the AIWW and proudly represent all stakeholders of the waterway. 

      Contact:
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      Beaufort, SC 29906  
      (843) 379-1151 ⚓️ atlanticintracoastal.org

       

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    • Feb 28, 2022by:   Larry Dorminy No Comments

      Information on Starfish – Look, Don’t Touch

      Thanks to Winston Fowler for sharing this information from a Facebook page, Responsible Tourism.
       
      What happens when we lift a starfish out of water for an impromptu photo session? 
       
      All over the body of starfish are papules called dermal gills. Carbon dioxide gases are exchanged for oxygen between the coelomic liquid of the starfish and the water. Essentially, it’s how they breathe, like having hundreds of tiny noses all over your body. 
       
      As fresh air is toxic to starfish and they can’t hold their breath for very long, each time they’re lifted out of the water for a photo op, they are drowning and suffering from a build up of carbon dioxide. It’s the equivalent of someone filling your lungs with water for a little while and then emptying them again. It’s not a good day out. When this is done repeatedly, it’s a flip of the coin as to whether the poor creature can die from drowning or the stress of being semi-drowned so many times. 
       
      Wildlife are not our playthings. Just because a creature is slow enough to be caught by human hands, that doesn’t give us the right to do so, and the social media attention gained certainly does not justify the harm caused to the critter. 
       
      This is an act we’re all guilty of at some point. What was happening to that animal in the moment didn’t cross our minds. But now we know better, so we must do better. 
       
      Look
       
      Don’t touch 
       

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    • Feb 23, 2022by:   Larry Dorminy No Comments

      New Sunrise Yoga Program Coming to Charleston County Parks in April

      Cooper River Marina

      Charleston County Parks, A CRUISERS NET SPONSOR, is proud to announce a new yoga program beginning in April.

       

       

      New Sunrise Yoga program coming to Charleston County Parks in April

       

       

       

       

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    • Feb 22, 2022by:   Larry Dorminy No Comments 35.5422,-77.05829999

      A Portrait of Pamlico River as Underground Railroad


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      Whether you want to revisit the past or satisfy your curiosities, discover the arts or explore your true nature, you can do it from the heart of the Inner Banks - Washington, North Carolina. 800 546 0

      Pamlico River enters the northwest shore of Pamlico Sound and is home to Washington City Docks, A CRUISERS NET SPONSOR.

       

      Leesa Jones is dressed as an enslaved person of the 19th century as she tells the story of the Underground Railroad and Washington at the museum where she is executive director. Photo: Kip Tabb

       

      Click here for For some, Pamlico River was part of underground railroad by Kip Tabb
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      Click Here To View the North Carolina Cruisers Net Marina Directory Listing For the Washington City Docks

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    • Feb 22, 2022by:   Larry Dorminy No Comments

      Shared Photo

      Ship off Cape Fear by Winston Fowler

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