Destinations & Itineraries

 

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2021 Southbound Norfolk VA to Ft Lauderdale FL via ICW

Thu 14 Oct 2021  Baltimore to Hampton VA   (161 nm)

Sat 16 Oct 2021  High wind weather wait

Sun 17 Oct 2021  Hampton VA to Broad Cr VA anchorage     72.4 mi; 9.0 hrs @ 7 knots

  • Leave Hampton at 6:45 am to fuel up at Top Rack Marina and then catch the 10 am Great Bridge Lock / Bridge opening so you can catch the Centerville Turnpike Bridge opening at 11:30 am. | 23 mi to Great Bridge Lock   2.8 hrs @ knots avg.
  • Elizabeth River dredging between bouy 7 and 25 between 20 September and 1 December 2021.
  • STM -0.3   Fuel up at Tidewater Yacht Marina??? (do they sell diesel?).   ($2.00/ft transient docking)
  • STM -0.2   Hospital Pt anchorage (VA-32); Opportunity to visit Norfolk/Portsmouth VA
  • STM 0.8   free dock @ High Street Landing.   Check in at kiosk. 36 hr limit, 3 days in 30 day period. Dock floods at every high tide. Ferry visits frequently and docks on S wall.   Legend Brewing Co nearby open Wed to Sun.   | 10.5 mi to Great Bridge Lock   1.8 hrs @ 5.0 knots
  • STM 2.6   Belt Line RR Bridge (6 ft closed).   Normally open
  • STM 3.4   Paradise Creek dredging 23 Aug 2021 to 31 Mar 2022.   The point of contact for the project will be Scott Hodges, at 757-435-9667.
  • STM 3.5   Norfolk Southern RR Bridge (Sandusky Bay / #v6.8).   Normally open.   Remotely operated.   10 ft closed.   8am to 4pm.   bridge tender will only respond to "Old Virginia Railroad Bridge”   VHF 16 or (419) 254-1539
  • STM 5.7   Gilmerton Bridge   Closed position 35 ft.   Closed M-F 6:30-8:30am.
  • STM 5.7   Norfolk Southern #7 RR Bridge (Gilmerton RR Bridge #5)   Closed position 7 ft.   Normally open.   Opening remotely controlled.   VHF 13 & 757-924-5320   36.7747,-76.2951   Closed to navigation reported 4 Oct 2021 for 64 hours from 7 pm to 11 am:     9 to 12 Oct;     6 to 9 Nov;     20 to 23 Nov.   The bridge will remain open for 2 hours from 11 am to 1 pm following each closure 12 Oct, 9 Nov, and 23 Nov.  
  • STM 8.8   diesel at Top Rack Marina.   Excellent setup for easy fuel up.   Great fuel prices.   $2.889, tax included
  • STM 11.3   Great Bridge Lock   (coordinates opening with Great Bridge Bridge)   | Occasional delays to navigation: 23 Aug to 5 Oct 2021 for lock maintenance.   Contact the Great Bridge Lock operator at 757-547-3311 for an update.  
  • STM 12.1   Free overnight docking on wall between Great Bridge Lock and Great Bridge Bridge (48 hr max).
  • STM 12.0   Great Bridge Bridge (SR 168 / Battlefield Blvd / Atlantic Intracoastal Bridge) 7 ft; Opens on the hour 6 am to 7 pm.   | 3.1 mi from Centerville Turnpike Bridge 18 min @ 9 knots | 49.1 mi to Broad Cr VA anchorage 5.3 hrs @ 8 knots
  • STM 12.1   Free overnight docking on south side of Great Bridge Bridge (48 hr max).   (49 mi / 5.2 hrs to next anchorage going south)
  • STM 12.2   Dockage at Atlantic Yacht Basin   $1.50/ft + $8/day power   757-482-2141   Diesel & pumpout too.
  • STM 15.2   Centerville Turnpike Bridge 4 ft; Mon to Fri opens on the hour and half hour 8:30 am to 4 pm, weekend on request.   | 3.1 mi from Great Bridge Bridge 18 min @ 9 knots | 5.0 mi from N Landing Bridge   47 min @ 5.5 knots   (19 min @ 14 knots)
  • STM 15.2   diesel at Centerville Waterway Marina; 757-547-4498   $2.999, tax included
  • STM 20.2   North Landing Br 6 ft; Opens on the hour and half hour   | 5.0 mi from Centerville Turnpike Bridge   47 min @ 5.5 knots   (19 min @ 14 knots) north
  • STM 28.5   Pungo Ferry anchorage.   Shoaling at entrance W of ICW to 3-4 ft reported 2016 (small anchorage)
  • STM 28.5   Pungo Ferry Landing mooring.   On the E side of ICW has pilings in place that can be moored to for the night.   Approximately 8 ft depth at pilings.
  • STM 44.6   shoaling to 4 MLLW by G111 halfway into the channel. Favor the red side of the channel at the turn by R112. 5 Nov 2020. See '44.6 safe track Bob423 2021'
  • STM 50.0   diesel at Coinjock Marina & Restaurant; 252-463-3271   $3.407, tax included   Dockage $1.75/ft   | Dockage $1.50/ft at Midway Marina & Motel   252-453-3625
  • STM 56.4   Buck Isl S anchorage   (just S of G157).   Anchor anywhere between G157 to G167 in calm weather (exposed to SE,S,SW,W,NW).
  • STM 61.2   Broad Cr VA anchorage. Best fully protected anchorage in area N of Albemarle Sound.   Narrow/tight
  • STM 61.2   [weather wait for Albemarle Sound crossing]

Mon 18 Oct 2021    Broad Cr VA anchorage to Belhaven NC     78.8 mi; 8.8 hrs

  • STM 66.0 to 80.0 14 mi open water Albermarle Sound crossing   (9 knots/17 gust max against current)
  • STM 81.1   possible shoaling. Follow markers, not ICW line. See '81.1 safe track Bob423 2021'
  • STM 81.1   South Lake anchorage   (4.7 nm off ICW).   Southshore Landing anc to W is 4.1 nm but access tricky and less protected.  
  • STM 84.0   diesel at Alligator River Marina.   (252) 796-0333   $3.249, tax included.   Dockage ~$1.75/ft w/o electric reported.   ~5 ft reported at channel entrance until inside.
  • STM 84.4   Alligator River Br   (< 14 ft closed)   opens on request, won't open in 30+ knot high wind conditions.   252-796-7261
  • STM 100.0   Opposite G37 on the other side of the channel is a submerged pile.
  • STM 104.2   Tuckahoe Pt anchorage   good all-around protection
  • STM 105 to 125   long narrow channel
  • STM 129.5   Scranton Cr NC anchorage
  • STM 130 to 150   Pungo Rvr   (1 to 2 mi wide)
  • STM 131.8   Dowry Cr anchorage
  • STM 132.0   diesel at Dowry Cr Marina; 252-943-2728   $3.090, tax included
  • STM 135.8   Belhaven NC   Belhaven Cooperage Town Docks ($1.00/ft overnight) @ 35.537071,-76.623261 (NOT free).   Harbor protected by large seawall - great anchorage!

Tue 19 Oct 2021  Belhaven NC to Sanitary Fish Market     64.8 mi; 7.2 hrs

  • STM 140.0   Slade Cr anchorage
  • STM 147.0   Option to visit Washington NC 33 mi up Pamlico Rvr
  • STM 153.6   Eastham Cr anchorage
  • STM 157.5   Hobucken NC   Dock overnight at R.E. Mayo Company for $0.40/ft ($16).   Fuel available.   VHF 16 or 252-745-5331
  • STM 161.0   Bear Cr anchorage   G27   track '161 anc Oct 2019'
  • STM 161.2   Navaids Reverse
  • STM 162 to 185   big water - Neuse Rvr
  • STM 165.4   Navaids Reverse
  • STM 173.9   Broad Cr anchorage
  • STM 178.1   Hardy Cr / Big Cr anchorage
  • STM 181.5   Oriental NC
  • STM 181.6   Smith Cr or Greens Cr anchorage
  • STM 187.6   Cedar Cr anchorage
  • STM 193.3   diesel at Sea Gate Marina; 252-728-4126   $3.050, tax included   Short distance west off ICW channel.   depth 6 ft MLT claimed.
  • STM 200.4   en to Beaufort anchorage.   follow '203.6 Beaufort anc Bob423 2021 safe track'
  • STM 203.7 to 204.9   no wake
  • STM 203.5   fuel at Morehead City Yacht Basin
  • STM 203.6   Beaufort NC / Morehead City NC
  • STM 203.6   Beaufort harbor channel shoaling at buoy 3. Nav Alert
  • STM 203.6   Beaufort NC Inlet   [offshore option]   72 nm / 9 hrs between 204 Beaufort NC Inlet and 280 Masonboro Inlet.   The inlet from the ocean typically has shoaling to 6 ft or less between R2 and R8, so favor the center.   Not an ICW threat.  
  • STM 204.8   Morehead City Docks (dock; $1.50/ft)
  • STM 204.8   Sanitary Fish Market (dock; $1.00/ft)
  • Southbound: call Camp Lejeune @ 910-451-3064 after 5 pm and inquire about ICW transient the next day
  • STM 204.9   Fuel at Morehead Gulf Docks (next to Sanitary Fish Market). $2.789/gal   252-726-4081;   252-342-2536.   Dockage $2.00/nite

Wed 20 Oct 2021  Beaufort NC to Carolina Beach NC Mooring     90.3 mi; 10.0 hrs

  • STM 209.0   Shoaling to 6 MLLW from G7 to G15, favor the red side. Reported 17 Oct 2021
  • STM 210.5   Shoaling by R12 to 7.5 MLLW reported 17 Oct 2021 (stay in center of channel).   Avoid if > 15 kts wind.   I dredging, stop and call for instructions (don't go around dredge)
  • STM 224.4   Shoaling. Favor green at G41 to R40. 12 May 2018.
  • STM 224.4   Shoaling by R40A. As you approach R40A from north, favor green side. May 2021
  • STM 226.2 to 249.5   Camp Lejeune firing range.   VHF 16, AM 530, or 910-451-3064 after 5 pm.   Area subject to delays
  • STM 229.0   Swansboro west anchorage
  • STM 229.3   diesel at Casper's Marina; 910-326-4462   $3.103 7% tax included.
  • STM 235.0   Shoaling in the past
  • STM 238.2   Shoaling in the past. Channel clear as of May 2021.
  • STM 240.7   Onslow Beach Br; Opens on the hour and half hour.
  • STM 242.0   Shoaling at G65A reported May 2021.   Favor red side.  
  • STM 244.0   Shoaling at R72A reported May 2021.   Follow '244 safe track' for 8.2 MLLW
  • STM 244.0   Mile Hammock Bay anchorage   great anchorage, but popular
  • STM 247.0   diesel at New River Marina;   910-327-2106   $3.581 with 7% tax.
  • STM 263.8   Topsail Sound anchorage   (MK doesn't like this anchorage)
  • STM 270.0   Topsail inlet shoaling to 12.9 MLLW by G99A reported May 2021.   Say in center of channel.
  • STM 274.4   Shoaling to 10.6 MLLW by G105 reported Nov 2020.   Favor red side.
  • STM 280.2   shoaling possible on ICW at Masonboro Inlet (Wrightsville Beach); Was dredged April 2021.
  • STM 280.2   Masonboro Inlet.   [offshore option]   72 nm / 9 hrs between 204 Beaufort NC Inlet and 280 Masonboro Inlet.   Mean range of tide on the bar is 3.8 feet. Depth survey
  • STM 283.1   Wrightsville bridge   check clearance before passing under (20 ft)
  • STM 285.0   Shoaling to 7.6 MLLW near G129 reported May 2021.   Favor red side or follow '285 Bob423 2021 safe track'.  
  • STM 283.4   Banks & Motts Channel anchorage   (Wrightsville Beach)   Enter at N side of G129. Follow track '285 to Wrightsville Beach safe track'   Not no wake - avoid weekends
  • STM 285.0   Wrightsville Beach NC   Avoid anchorage on weekends
  • Wrightsville Beach Public Docks-Banks Channe   34.208173, -77.796551   | Bridge Tender Marina   910-256-6550   34.217495,-77.813494
  • STM 285.0   Possible shoaling (past issues)
  • STM 287.5   Shoaling by G135 to middle of channel to 5.0 MLLW reported May 2021.   Favor red side.  
  • STM 288.4   Shoaling by G137 to middle of channel to 5.1 MLLW reported May 2021.   Favor red side.  
  • STM 295.0   Carolina Beach Yacht Club & Marina.   $1.50/ft   shallow   910-458-5053  
  • STM 295.0   Joyner Marina   $1.75/ft   910-458-5053 or Dockwa  
  • STM 295.1   Carolina Beach NC mooring ($20), dock ($45), or anchorage options. [grocery,laundromat]

Thu 21 Oct 2021  Carolina Beach NC to Osprey Marina     78.2 mi; 8.7 hrs

  • Plan on 7 to 8 mph avg from 295 to 354 due to no wake zones and current
  • STM 295.2   Snows Cut   Eastern entrance 6.8 MLLW.   Marker R161A, 162A, 164 missing/destroyed. Reported Apr 2021.  
  • STM 261.0   diesel at Topsail Island Marina. 910-650-3223   $3.299, tax included.   Favor south (starboard) side of marked channel on approach for 8 ft depth.
  • STM 296.0   Snows Cut western exit 10.0 MLLW reported Oct 2021 Bob423.
  • STM 297.4   Shoaling to 3 ft near R168 extending into channel.   Favor green side.
  • STM 298.0   Shoaling between R172 and R174.   R172a and R172b to mark shoaling. May 2021
  • STM 299.0   WARNING: navaiids reversed
  • STM 299.1   CAUTION: Cape Fear Rvr area
  • STM 299.1   Little Rvr SC inlet.   [offshore option]  See survey of inlet. Mean range of tide is 5 ft.
  • STM 299.1   Wilmington NC 14.1 nm up Cape Fear Rvr
  • STM 307.0   diesel at Deep Point Marina; 910-269-2380   $3.290, tax included
  • STM 309.0   Southport NC (Cape Fear area)
  • STM 309.0   Zimmerman Marine Southport (dockage)  
  • STM 309.3   Southport Marina   diesel $3.059/gal tax included   $1.95/ft/night 910-457-9900
  • STM 309.0   Southport NC inlet   [offshore option]  
  • STM 315.0   St James Plantation Marina   910-253-0463   Diesel ↦ pumpout   Dock $1.25/ft   7 ft depth  
  • STM 321.3   Lockwoods Folly Inlet shoal area.   G33 to G39 stay in center. R44 to G47 follow track '321 5 ft Bob423 20211010 safe track' for 5 ft.   Markers are dramatically different from B423 track and provide 4 ft depth.   WARNING: Garmin charts has markers and channel in the wrong location!
  • STM 328.4   Marker G71 missing
  • STM 328.8   Marker G73 missing
  • STM 330.0   Shallotte Inlet area - frequent shoaling.   Stay to center of buoys R80 to R82 reported 8 May 2021 for 13.6 MLLW.
  • STM 330.4   Marker G81 missing
  • STM 335.0   Marker 97 destroyed
  • STM 346.0   Coquina Yacht Club   $1.50/ft   8 ft (4 ft tide range).   843-249-9333
  • STM 347.3   Little Rvr Swing Br.   on request
  • STM 349 to 352   CAUTION: The Rock Pile (travel at high tide only). Check VHF 13 & 16 for tug or barge traffic.  
  • STM 353.7   Barefoot Landing, N Myrtle Beach, SC; Day dockage only - NO OVERNIGHT
  • STM 353.7   The Barefoot Marina   $2.00/ft   843-390-2011   diesel $3.750, tax included | 20 mi S to Osprey Marina.
  • STM 355.0   Free dock at Conway Bypass Twin Bridges ?
  • STM 361.5   Frequent shoaling
  • STM 369.0   Frequent shoaling
  • STM 371.0   Socastee Bridge   11 ft   opens on request   (< 65 ft open)
  • STM 373.3   diesel at Osprey Marina   843-215-5353   9 ft approach depth.   $3.049, tax included
  • STM 373.3   Osprey Marina.   $1.00/ft   843-215-5353   accepting transients in 2021   | 20 mi N to Barefoot Landing

Fri 22 Oct 2021    Osprey Marina to Long Cr anchorage EAST     81 mi; 9.0 hrs  

  • STM 375.4   Waccamaw Rvr / Enterprise Passage SC anchorage
  • STM 377.0   dredging till 1 Oct 2021
  • STM 377.3   diesel at Bucksport Marina ?   843-397-5566
  • STM 380.5   Prince Cr anchorage   (381 Bull Cr better)
  • STM 381.0   Bull Cr East anchorage
  • STM 384.9   G63 floating freely (pole and all) reported 30 Sep 2021.
  • STM 395.5   Butler Isl anchorage
  • STM 402.0   diesel at Georgetown Landing Marina   $2.929/gal tax included   843-546-1776  1 mi N   no pumpout
  • STM 403.0   diesel at Georgetown Dry Stack Marina   843-546-1700   $2.999/gal tax included   no pumpout   $1.50/ft overnight dockage.
  • STM 403.0   Georgetown SC   Georgetown Public Dock (3 docks). Day use only.
  • STM 403.0   Georgetown Dry Stack Marina; $1.50/ft
  • STM 410.0   Shoaling reported Dec 2020.   Stay in center of chanenl.  
  • STM 403.0   Anchorage on other side of island in front of Georgetown Steel Mill in 8 to 12 ft water.
  • STM 410.0   inlet Winyah Bay;   [offshore option]  
  • STM 415.0   Frequent shoaling, but dredged and reported good May 2021.
  • STM 415.5   Minim Cr anchorages (east & west)
  • STM 418.0   N Santee Rvr anchorage
  • STM 418.5   Frequent shoaling
  • STM 420.0   Frequent shoaling and strong current.   Dredged in 2020 and still good May 2021.
  • STM 420.2   S Santee Rvr anchorage EAST   (preferred anchorage)
  • STM 430.0   Jeremy Cr off of ICW was dredged in 2019 and in Mar 2020 reported to be 10 ft throughout.   Great fresh fish stop.
  • STM 431.0   Shoaling to 5.1 MLLW as of May 2021.  
  • STM 435.0   Shoaling. Shoaling near markers G48 and G47, stay in middle. 27 Jan 2018
  • STM 435.7   Awendaw Cr anchorage   (roomy)
  • STM 439.0   Shoaling reported Aug 2021.   Favor red side N of R64 (or follow track '439 safe track B423 2021') for 6.9 MLLW.  
  • STM 441.0   Shoaling to 6.9 MLLW as of May 2021.   Stay to middle of channel.
  • STM 448.0   Shoaling to 5.8 MLLW reported May 2021.   Favor green for 7.7 MLLW
  • STM 448.2   Price Cr anchorage   (narrow)
  • STM 449.0   Shoaling by G89. Favor red slightly. 28 Jan 2018
  • STM 453.0   Frequent shoaling.   Shoaling between G97 and G99 (favor red)
  • STM 454.3   Long Cr anchorage (nice anchorage)

Sat 23 Oct 2021    Long Cr anchorage EAST to Beaufort anchorage     58 mi; 6.4 hrs  

  • STM 454.9   WARNING - piling barely above water near R108; Waterway Guide Nav Alerts
  • STM 456.5   diesel at Isle of Palms Marina; vol & 843-886-0209   SB after R116   easy/quck in/out   $3.459/gal tax included
  • STM 460 - 461   Shoaling to 5.2 MLLW reported Dec 2020. G117a to G121.   Follow B423 track for safe water.
  • STM 462.3   diesel at Toler's Cove Marina; 843-881-0325   $3.369/gal tax included
  • STM 469.3   Charleston anchorage   (DO NOT ANCHOR - bottom may foul anchor)
  • STM 470.0   Charleston SC
  • STN 470.0   Charleston City Marina 843-723-5098   dockage is $2.15/ft/night   diesel  
  • STM 470.0   Charleston SC inlet   [offshore option]  
  • STN 472.5   Buzzards Roost Pt anchorage
  • STM 472.5   diesel at St Johns Yacht Harbor   843-557-1027   pumpout   $3.149/gal tax included.   no transient slips
  • STM 480.0   Shoaling in the past
  • STM 487.8   Church Cr anchorage
  • rising tide = N to S current
  • STM 495.3   Toogoodoo Cr anchorage   (try me)
  • STM 496.0   Drop markers show 9.2 MLLW as of May 2021. Follow B429 track.
  • STM 501.0   Favor green side of channel (S of McKinley Washing Jr SR174 bridge) for 9.0 MLLW as of May 2021 (follow B429 track)
  • STM 503.0   Watts Cut area shoaling to 4 MLLW as of September 2021.   NEED TIDE + B423 track for safe water.
  • STM 511.0   Fenwick Cut shoaling to 7.8 MLLW reported May 2021.   Follow ATONs and B423 track
  • STM 511.9   Fenwick Isl anchorage
  • STM 512.0   Ashpoo Rvr anchorage (better than Fenwick Isl)
  • STM 516.0 to 518 shoaling to 4 MLLW reported May 2021.   B423 track provides 4 MLLW. NEED TIDE!
  • STM 518.0   inlet Tybee Roads GA; 78 nm to Charleston SC
  • STM 520 - 530   big water
  • STM 521.3   Wimbee Cr anchorage   (12 Mar 2019) 3.7 nm off of ICW
  • STM 529.0   Shoaling reported May 2021 between G209 to R210.   Follow B423 track for 10.4 MLLW.  
  • STM 535.9   Factory Cr East anchorage
  • STM 536.0   Lady's Isl Marina   (before bridge going S, 1 nm down Factory Cr).   Fuel, pumpout, dock for $1.85/ft.  
  • STM 536.5   Beufort SC
  • STM 536.5   Beaufort moorings; $30/nite for <= 35 ft.   no reservations Ch 16
  • STM 536.5   Beaufort anchorage
  • STM 537.0   WARNING G37 is missing but bottom is just below the water level
  • STM 538.5   anchorage just south of Beaufort   (nice)

 

STM 575.8 to 714.0 is within the Georgia border.   Effective 1 July 2020 Georgia House Bill 833 restricts overnight anchoring by any vessel within 300 ft (0.05 nm) of a marina (any facility that provides marine services), 150 feet (0.025 nm) from a marine structure other than a marina (private docks, bridge, pier, etc.), 500 feet (0.082 nm) of approved commercial shellfish growing areas and designated harvest areas.  

As a consequence of this clear indication that transient boaters are not welcome in Georgia, this trip plan has been designed overnight only at remote locations, eliminating the many stops in the towns throughout Georgia that we would spend our money at.  

 

Sun 24 Oct 2021    Beaufort anchorage to 614     75.0 mi; 8.3 hrs  

  • 104.9 FM   107.9 FM   95.5 FM   106.1 FM   nice water
  • STM 539.5   Port Royle Landing Marina (Safe Harbor Port Royal)   843-525-6664   Just off ICW.   $1.75/ft BoatUS transient dockage.   diesel & pumpout   12 ft depth
  • STM 549.0   inlet Port Royal Sound   [offshore option]   37 nm (4.5 hrs) S to 570.   54 nm (6.8 hrs) S to 620 inlet ST Catherines Sd.
  • STM 550.0   big water
  • STM 556.9   Hilton Head SC  
  • STM 557.0   diesel at Hilton Head Harbor Marina   843-681-4695   8 ft depth   $3.299/gal tax included.   Transient slip $1.85/ft w/ purchase of 100 gal of fuel.   Last fuel stop southbound before GA
  • STM 563.7   Opossum Pt anchorage 3.7 nm off ICW (well protected)
  • STM 565.7   Bull Isl & Bull Isl SC anchorages   track '565.7 Bull Isl anc'
  • STM 570.0   shoaling reported May 2021.   Favor green side near R40 and G39 for 7.4 MLLW or follow B429 track.
  • STM 570.0   Tybee Roads Inlet.   [offshore option]
  • STM 572.0   Stay in center of channel between R42 and R44 for 8.6 MLLW by R42 per Bob423 May 2021 (follow track)
  • STM 573-575   frequent shoaling.
  • STM 575.0   shoaling reported May 2021. Follow B423 track for 9.3 MLLW  
  • STM 575.6   Stay to N of magenta track. July 2021
  • STM 576.0   shoaling reported May 2021.   Stay off R2 and R4 by 120 ft (do not hug)
  • STM 576.0   dredging 5 Oct to 15 Nov 2021 reported 29 Sep 2021.   Pass at idle speed and watch for buoys and floating pipelines.   VHF 16 and 68  
  • STM 580.7   shoaling G29 to R30.   Favor the green side or B423 track for for 7.2 MLLW.
  • STM 584.1   Herb Rvr GA anchorage   GA Anchorage Restriction
  • STM 582.3   Savannah Bend Marina; $1.5/ft;(912) 897-3625
  • STM 583.0   diesel at Thunderbolt Marina;   912-356-3875   $3.349/gal tax included
  • STM 583.0   Thunderbolt Marina   $1.75/ft
  • STM 583.0   Savannah GA; Thunderbolt or Isle of Hope
  • STM 586.0   diesel at Bull River Marina 912-897-7300   $3.459/gal tax included
  • STM 590.0   diesel at Isle of Hope Marina   912-354-8187   $3.389/gal tax included
  • STM 601-602   shoaling - Hells Gate. As of May 2021 stay in center from G87 to G91, then favor green as you exit at R92, or follow B423 track for 8.4 MLLW.  
  • STM 614.0   diesel at Kilkenny Marina   912-727-2215   $3.269/gal tax included.   LOOK SOUTH FOR DISTANCE TO NEXT DIESEL STOP
  • STM 613.7   Kilkenny Cr South anchorage   (anchoring not restricted except around bend at Kilkenny marina

Mon 25 Oct 2021    614 to 717     46.0 mi; 5.1 hrs  

  • STM 620.0   inlet ST Catherines Sd GA;     Avoid high E wind/waves.   [offshore option]   Mean tidal range 7.1 ft. Depth should be ok.
  • STM 635.0   Big water / Sapelo inlet - avoid high east wind / waves
  • Stay off G143 by 500 ft
  • STM 638.2   shoaling at R150 reported Nov 2020.   Favor green side or follow B423 track for 16 MLLW.
  • STM 643.6   shoaling by R160 reported Nov 2021.   Follow outside of bend (but do not hug ATON) or B423 track for 24 MLLW.
  • STM 646.7   New Teakettle Creek anchorage (GA); GA-112   GA Anchorage Restriction
  • STM 652.4   shoaling between R188 and G189 reported Nov 2020.   Favor green side or B423 track for 12.1 MLLW.
  • STM 652.8   shoaling to 6 MLLW. Favor green side or B423 track for 8.4 MLLW.
  • STM 653.1   Queens Isl anchorage   (no GA anchor restriction)
  • STM 653.7   Shoaling to 3.3 MLLW.   Need mid tide or better to pass
  • STM 653-656 shoaling typical - avoid low tide
  • STM 658.0   Shoaling.   Follow B423 track for 6.2 MLLW.
  • STM ???.?   Shoaling by R208.   Follow dramatically different B423 track for 24.4 MLLW
  • STM 659.4   Shoaling by G211.   Follow B423 track for 8.7 MLLW.
  • STM 661.3   Dredged Nov 2020.   Depth should be good to 12 ft MLLW
  • STM 667   Wallys Leg GA anchorage   (no GA anchoring restrictions)
  • STM 671.0   Jove Cr GA anchorage   (no GA anchoring restrictions)
  • 96.9 FM
  • STM 673.3   Hawkins Cr anchorage   (no GA anchoring restrictions)
  • STM 683.2   shoaling reported May 2021. Follow B423 track for 5.7 MLLW.
  • STM 684-689.6   shoaling common
  • STM 685.0   severe shoaling at Umbrella Cr anchorage (off ICW)
  • STM 685.0   inlet St Simmons Sound (GA);   [offshore option]  
  • STM 685-695   mid or higher tide only.   Watch for ocean swells.   Exposed open water
  • STM 689.0   bouys off-station. Follow B423 track for 8.6 MLLW.
  • STM 689.6   shoaling common
  • STM 690.0   CONFUSING MARKERS
  • STM 696.2   Brickhill Rvr N anchorage   (7 Mar 2019)   GA Anchorage Restriction
  • STM 703.0   shoaling reported May 2021.   Favor green side around bend between G59A and R62 or B423 track for 10.3 MLLW.
  • STM 705-704   shoaling common
  • STM 710.7   Cumberland Island GA; ; Anchor at Sea Camp and visit park if wind favorable.; Anchor at Sea Camp and visit park if wind favorable.   GA Anchorage Restriction
  • STM 711.0   Kings Bay Submarine Base dredging through 4 Apr 2022 around R44 to R46 on Kings Bay.   The dredge Rockbridge monitors VHF channels 13 and 16.
  • STM 712.0   fuel at Lang's Marine   912-882-6410   answers phone ?
  • STM 713.7   GA / FL state line - Free of GA Anchoring Restrictions!
  • STM 714.0   inlet St Mary's GA;   [offshore option]  
  • DO NOT TRAVEL AT LOW TIDE!
  • STM 716.5   diesel at Port Consolidate   904-753-4258   $3.350/gal tax included credit   no pumpout  
  • STM 716.9  Fernandina Beach, FL; moorings $20/nite.   WARNING: Marina shoals to a few inches of depth a load tide - mind your dinghy!
  • STM 716.6   Bells Rvr anchorage   (Fernandina Beach FL)

 

STM 575.8 to 714.0 is within the Georgia border.   Effective 1 July 2020 Georgia House Bill 833 restricts overnight anchoring by any vessel within 300 ft (0.05 nm) of a marina (any facility that provides marine services), 150 feet (0.025 nm) from a marine structure other than a marina (private docks, bridge, pier, etc.), 500 feet (0.082 nm) of approved commercial shellfish growing areas and designated harvest areas.  

As a consequence of this clear indication that transient boaters are not welcome in Georgia, this trip plan has been designed overnight only at remote locations, eliminating the many stops in the towns throughout Georgia that we would spend our money at, and minimizing fuel stops.  

 

Tue 26 Oct 2021    716 to 778     62.0 mi; 6.9 hrs  

  • STM 716-720   severe shoaling common
  • STM 717-720   MUST follow B423 track and ignore channel shown on chart for 8.8 MLLW.
  • STM 724.4   S Amelia Rvr anchorage   (6 Mar 2019)
  • STM 723-731   Multiple shoaling areas reported Apr 2021.   Follow B423 track for 7.9 MLLW (STM 731 near R50).
  • STM 730.5   Ft George Isl or Talbot Isl FL anchorage
  • STM 735.0 - 739   avoid at low tide.   Follow B423 track for 8.0 MLLW.
  • STM 735-739   Follow '735-739 Bob423 2021' track. Ignore my earlier tracks.
  • STM 735.0   Ft George Rvr FL anchorage
  • STM 735.0   Talbot Isl FL anchorage
  • STM ~735/745   Jacksonville FL is 17 nm off of the ICW
  • STM 738.7   Jim King Park cortesy dock (overnight permitted).
  • STM 738.9   pumpout dock - free
  • NOTE: St Johns River flows south to north over most of its length.
  • STM 740.0   shoaling reported Apr 2021 at G5 and R6.   Follow B423 in order to stay within the very narrow channel between the markers (channel not anywhere near the width of markers) for 12.9 MLLW.
  • STM 740.0   St Johns Rvr inlet;   [offshore option]   (used by lg commercial ships)
  • STM 747.4   diesel at Palm Cove Marina; 904-223-4757   $3.400/gal tax included (best price from here south)   Follow last track.
  • STM 747.6   Beach Marine @ Jacksonville Beach   $1.65/ft.   VHF 16.   $1.65/ft   904-249-8200   diesel $4.099/gal tax included
  • Jacksonville Beach services: Publix, Southern Swells Brewing Company, West Marine
  • STM 750.0   shoaling reported Apr 2021.   Favor red side as you approach R48 or follow B423 track for 22.7 MLLW.
  • STM 750.1 to 760.1   no anchorages, fuel, marinas.
  • STM 765.0   Pine Isl anchorage (warning: oyster bar bottom)
  • STM 769.5   Tolomato Rvr anchorage
  • STM 776.7   St Augustine inlet (inlet not recommended for enter/exit)
  • STM 778.2   St Augstine FL
  • STM 778.2   St Augustine Moorings (Not a no wake zone)
  • STM 778.4   St Augustine Moorings (Menendez Moorings); $20/night   (Not a no wake zone)

Wed 27 Oct 2021    778 to 831     53.0 mi; 5.9 hrs

  • STM 792.2   Matanzas inlet (possible shoaling; not for entry/exit bridge fixed 10 ft)
  • STM 781.0   shoaling reported Apr 2021.   Heading south, favor red side from G15 to R16, honor magenta line at R20, then favor green side to R24. Follow B423 track for 17.3 MLLW
  • STM 783.0   shoaling between G29 and G31 for past six years.   Going south, take straight line from G28 to G31 and passing R30 within 100 ft.   Follow B423 track for 14.7 MLLW
  • STM 792.2   Matanzas inlet (exposed to east ocean swells).
  • STM 792.5   shoaling by R80A & R80B reported Apr 2021.   Follow B423 track for 8.8 MLLW.
  • STM 803.0   diesel & dockage at Palm Coast Marina   486-446-6370   diesel $3.xxx/gal tax included   dockage $20/nite no power or water.   Right off ICW with 8 ft depth.
  • STM 816.0   L.B. Knox bridge. 15 ft. opens on request. Closure 9 Dec 2018 for event
  • STM 828.5   sunken vessel just outside of channel, marked by two orange buoys
  • STM 829.0   Daytona Beach FL
  • STM 830.7   Memorial Bridge anchorage.
  • STM 830.7   diesel & dockage Halifax Harbor Marina   386-671-3601   diesel $3.674/gal tax included.   dockage $1.70/ft + tax (no discount).  
  • STM 831.9   Daytona anchorage   track '829 ANC DAYTONA'
  • STM 838.5   shoaling at R68A Apr 2021, favor green side (G69) for 12.6 MLLW.
  • STM 839.5   shoaling frequent.   Favor green side reported Apr 2021 for 7.8 MLLW by R2.
  • STM 840.0   Ponce De Leon (New Smyrna) inlet nearby (possible offshore entrance/exit?.   Check for shoaling and must do in fair weather.
  • STM 842.0   New Smyrna Beach FL     99.5 FM
  • STM 842.3   Rockhouse Cr or New Smyrna Beach anchorage
  • STM 843.0   shoaling reported Apr 2021.   Follow B423 track carefully at 18A for 7.8 MLLW or likely less.  
  • STM 845.0   George Musson Bridge maintenance - height reduced to 21 ft thru 15 Dec 2018. Nav Alert
  • STM 845.5   Severe shoaling, use Sheephead Cut instead of ICW route.   Follow B423 track for 11.9 MLLW
  • STM 846.0   diesel at New Smyrna Marina   386-427-4514   right off ICW   $3.569, tax included   15 ft depth   no pumpout
  • STM 846.4   New Smyrna Beach dock - NOT REPAIRED
  • STM 853 to 858   slow speed zone
  • STM 878.1   Titusville FL moorings. $20/night
  • STM 878.3   diesel at Titusville Marina   321-383-5600   $3.320/gal tax included

Thu 28 Oct 2021    878 to 952     74.0 mi; 8.2 hrs

  • STM 897.4   Fender work on Causeway Br taking up 1/4 of navigable width.
  • STM 897.6   Cocoa Beach   As of 2020 free 48 hr docking (~5 boats) on SW side of bridge.   Dingly dock.  
  • STM 897.7   WARNING: Low power lines (38 ft) cause arcing with sailboat masts within 12 ft, causing damage to boat electronics
  • STM 897.8   Cocoa NE FL anchorage; 48 hr free docks.   West Marine nearby.   Last review May 2021.
  • STM 896.0   R74 missing
  • Large body of water on either side of ICW - watch wind!
  • STM 918.0   Melbourne Bridge anchorage
  • STM 925.2   Rocky Point anchorage
  • STM 937.0   Possible shoaling - transit area carefully.   Not confirmed by B423.
  • STM 948.5   submerged concrete daymark at G11.
  • STM 951.6   diesel at Vero Beach City Marina   $3.249/gal tax included
  • STM 951.6   Vero Beach Moorings   [diesel, groceries,laundromat];   fill out online reservation form, but still first-come-first-serve

Fri 29 Oct 2021    952 to 1014     88.0 mi; 11.0 hrs

  • STM 965.1   Ft Pierce anchorage.
  • STM 965.6   Ft Pierce Inlet (good for entry/exit)   [offshore option]  
  • STM 966.5   diesel at Ft Pierce City Marina; 772-464-1245   $3.289/gal tax included
  • STM 981.4   Jensen Beach Bridge N .   Publix 0.7 mi from boat ramp.
  • STM 981.4   Jensen Beach Bridge S mooring field. 772-320-3184 $28/nite .  
  • StM 985.5   shoaling on either side of channel to 5 MLLW from N of R228 to R230 Jul 2020.   Stay in middle or follow B423 track for 7.0 MLLW
  • STM 985.0   diesel at Hutchinson Isl Marriott Beach Resort & Marina; ph 772-214-7063   $3.546/gal 6.5% tax included.
  • STM 987.0   Stuart FL
  • STM 987.0   Manatee Pocket / Port Salerno anchorage.   Garmin charts have no detail / markers.   Reported controlling depth is 4-1/2 ft in channel to anchorage.   Anchorage is 5-1/2 to 6 ft.   Good all-around protection.  
  • STM 999.3   Hobe Sound R40 & G41 anchorage.   Right off ICW toward W shore. Exposed to long N & S wind and ICW wakes.  
  • STM 1000.0   Hobe Sound N anchorage
  • STM 1001.6   Conch Bar anchorage
  • STM 1004.4   dredging of Jupiter Inlet Mar 2021 (ontact dredge for instructions on how to pass).   Prior/after R2, follow B423 track for ~8.1 MLLW.
  • STM 1004.8   Jupiter Bridge construction reported 15 Sept 2021.   Transit area with caution.
  • STM 1005.3   Marker 10 damaged / partially visible
  • STM 1014.0   diesel at Safe Harbor Old Port Cove   561-626-1760   $3.91/gal tax included.   pumpout   15 ft depth
  • STM 1014.0   North Lake Worth FL anchorage
  • STM 1016.2   diesel at Lake Park Marina   561-881-3353   $3.478/gal tax included.   has pumpout.   Go W at R34   7.5 ft depth.
  • STM 1018.4   Lake Worth (Palm Beach) Inlet.   Webcam: pbcgov.com/webcams/lwi
  • STM 1019.0   Lake Worth (south) anchorage. Land dink at Palm Beach Sailing Club for $16/day.
  • STM 1021.8   Flager Memorial (SR A1A) Br (21 ft closed)
  • STM Royal Park (SR 704) Br (21 ft closed)
  • STM 1023.0   Construction of mangrove islands within ICW reported September 2021. Will continue to Mar 2022.
  • STM 1024.7   Souther Blvd Br (14 ft closed).   Opens on 1/4 and 3/4 hr
  • STM 1030 to 1070   slow speed
  • STM 1034.0   shoaling at R46 reported Jul 2020. Favor green side or follow B423 track for 5.9 MLLW.   NOTE: G1 S of R46 is not an ICW buoy.
  • STM 1038.7   George Bush Blvd Br (9 ft closed).   Opens on request.
  • STM 1039.6   Atlantic Avenue Br / SR 806   (12 ft closed).   Opens on 1/4 and 3/4 hr
  • STM 1042.0   Pelican Harbor anchorage.   24 hr limit. Preferred.

Sat 30 Oct 2021    1042 to 1125 via ICW (Pelican Harbor anc to Little Card Sound)     49.1 mi; 8.2 hrs @ 6 mph

  • STM 1047.5   Lake Boca Raton anchorage   Enter N of G65.
  • STM 1048.2   Camino Real Br (9ft closed).   Opens on hr and 20 and 40 min past
  • STM 1052.8   R68A destroyed
  • STM 1053.0   R68B destroyed
  • STM 1055.0   Northeast 14th St Bridge (15 ft closed). Opens on quarter-hour and three-quarter hour. DEVIATION from 7 Oct 2021 to 31 Jan 2022: 7am to 7pm single leaf opening with 30 min notice, otherwise the normal schedule will be followed. Verticle clearance reduced by 3 ft by chain-link containment system (could be open or closed side), so the 15 ft clearance could be only 12 ft.
  • STM 1056.0   Taha Marine Center   954-785-4737   Diesel, gas, pumpout.   Depth 10 ft (call to confirm)   Dockage $1.00/ft  
  • STM 1056.2   Atlantic Blvd Br / SR 814 (11 ft closed).  
  • STM 1059.1   Commercial Blvd Br / SR 870 (15 ft closed).  
  • STM 1062.3   Sunrise Bay anchorage.  
  • STM 1064.0   Ft. Lauderdale FL
  • STM 1064.1   Las Olas Municipal Moorings.   $45/nite. Only 4 moorings.
  • STM 1064.6   Lake Sylvia anchorage.   Not a no-wake zone.   25.1 nm S to Marine Stadium anc.
  • STM 1065.9   diesel at Pier Sixty-Six South   954-728-3578   $3.489/gal tax included   10 ft depth
  • STM 1066.5   Port Everglades / Ft. Lauderdale inlet
  • STM 1079.0   Dumfounding Bay anchorage.   WARNING: Shoal to 5.5 feet MLLW at entrance.
  • STM 1081.4   Broad Causeway Br (16 ft closed).   8am to 6pm opens on 1/4 and 3/4 hr, otherwise on request
  • STM 1088.4   Tuttle Causeway Bight anchorage.   Limited to 7 days by Miami Beach ordinance.
  • STM 1088.6   West Venetian Causway Br (12 ft closed)   7am-7pm on hour and half, otherwise on request
  • STM 1089.0   diesel at Miami Beach Marina   305-673-6000   Just inside inlet on N side.   $3.990/gal tax included
  • STM 1089.1   Government Cut / Miami inlet.   Fishermans Channel is alternative inlet is free of hazards, although shoaling is typical at buoys 53A and 55.
  • STM 1091.6   Marine Stadium FL anchorage.   25.1 nm N to Lake Sylvia anc.
  • STM 1093.1   Key Biscauyne Bight / Dinner Key anchorage (exposed NW, W, SW)
  • STM 1099.0   Biscayne Channel / Key Biscayne inlet
  • STM 1116.0   ICW Crossover: Adams Key anc     4.4 MLLW over bay bar from Hawk Chn to Adams Key, just north of G5.   NEED TIDE   '1116 anc Adams Key Bob423 2020'  360 deg protection.   The eastern exit into the ocean (at ocean end) was reported to be 4.5 MLLW.
  • STM 1120.0   Anglefish crossover from Bob423.   see track named 'Anglefish crossover FL Keys Upper'
  • STM 1125.0   Card Sound anchorages.   The 3x5 nm area provides all around protection in depths of 7 to 10 ft MLLW.

 

Sun 31 Oct 2021    1125 to 1166 via ICW     74.0 mi; 8.2 hrs

  • STM 1130.0   Barns Sound anchorages.   The 3x5 nm area provides all around protection in depths of 7 to 10 ft MLLW.
  • STM 1134.0   diesel at Gilbert's Resort and Marina   305-451-1133   $3.999/gal tax included
  • STM 1137.0   Kings Kamp RV Park & Marina   Has moorings on ICW side (+ dinghy access to shore).   Laundry facilities.   32.5 nm from mooring to ocean side of Channel Five crossover.   305-451-0010   Key Largo area.  
  • STM 1143.8 (Hawk Channel)   Key Largo FL.
  • STM 1145.0 (ICW)   Rodriguez Key anchorage   (ocean side)
  • STM 1150.0 (ICW)   Pt Lowe anchorage (ocean side)
  • STM 1158.0 (ICW)   NEED TIDE to transit from Cotton Key at R80 to Steamboat Channel.
  • STM 1160.0 (ICW)   Islamorada
  • STM 1162.6   Indian Key Channel crossover??.   Fixed bridge 27 ft vertical clearance.  
  • STM 1165.8 (ICW)   STM 1172.8 (Hawk Channel)   Channel Five crossover
  • STM 1165.8 (ICW)   STM 1173 (Hawk Channel)   Jewfish Hole anchorage   (exposed to N, NW, W)
  • Chn 5 / Jewfish hole anc to Boot Key Barbor via Hawk Chn is 31 nm.   | 1166 to 1194 via Hawk Chn is 28 mi.
  • STM 1193.0 (ICW) STM 1196.3 (Hawk Channel)   Marathon FL
  • STM 1193.0 (ICW)   STM 1199.0 (Hawk Channel)   Boot Key Harbor   WARNING: shoaling between R18 and R20 in harbor - favor green side.
  • STM 1193.7 (ICW)   STM 1199.2 (Hawk Channel)   Seven Mile Bridge / Moser Channel crossover

 

South / East of Marathon

  • STM 1207.7 (ICW)   Big Pine Key
  • STM 1241.7 (Hawk Channel)   Key West FL

 


 



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