timjet
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We’ve been in Fernandina Beach on a mooring ball the last 3 nights enjoying this lovely little town. We had dinner at Peppers our favorite Tex Mex restaurant on the ICW and lunch at The Salty Pelican. It’s not crowded here with plenty of mooring balls available. So naturally I thought St. Augustine our next stop would be the same, but just for grins I called St. Augustine yesterday to reserve a mooring ball and to my surprise found they had only one ball left which I quickly reserved.
We’ll be leaving today at 10:00 for the 61 sm leg to St. Augustine. There is a shoal area just south of Fernandina Beach which has caused a lot of groundings. High tide here is at 13:30 so we’ll be passing by at not quite mid tide but rising. Sunset is at 17:23 so we need to leave at 10:00.
Anyone who has used Active Captain for hazard info on the East Coast knows that Capt. Bob423 from Poughkeepsie, N.Y. is probably the most respected contributor of hazard info. He has published 8 way pts through this ½ mile shoal area that keeps to the deepest water. Those WP’s have been verified by others. I’ve got them in the plotter so wish me luck.
Enjoying the fireworks and Happy New Year from Fernandina Beach
We’ll be leaving today at 10:00 for the 61 sm leg to St. Augustine. There is a shoal area just south of Fernandina Beach which has caused a lot of groundings. High tide here is at 13:30 so we’ll be passing by at not quite mid tide but rising. Sunset is at 17:23 so we need to leave at 10:00.
Anyone who has used Active Captain for hazard info on the East Coast knows that Capt. Bob423 from Poughkeepsie, N.Y. is probably the most respected contributor of hazard info. He has published 8 way pts through this ½ mile shoal area that keeps to the deepest water. Those WP’s have been verified by others. I’ve got them in the plotter so wish me luck.
Enjoying the fireworks and Happy New Year from Fernandina Beach