Traveling the Atlantic Intracoastal During Hurricane Season by Tom Hale
Our thanks to Cruisers Net friend, Tom Hale, for his thoughts on surviving a hurricane on the southeast Waterway.
If you are in the Chesapeake Bay during hurricane season here are some places to hide from a storm. The later you can stay on the Chesapeake, the lower the chance you will be caught in a named storm in the low lying coastal areas of NC, SC and GA.
Osprey Marina in Myrtle beach is a good place, but it fills up very quickly. If you are planning to stay aboard there are many oxbow anchorages in the Waccamaw which may protect you. Brunswick GA has a good reputation, but fills up fast. If you are in GA and can get into the St. Johns River of FL you may find some protection, particularly in the oxbows above Palatka.
Tom Hale
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Comments from Cruisers (1)
There is a fixed bridge at Green Cove Springs 45 vertical, well before you get to Palatka and the oxbows on the St Johns. Good hurricane hole for those in Jax, but if you are in GA, your best bet is the marshes around St Marys, Savannah & Brunswick.