A quiet anchorage and Hoolie's dock is at the right, on shore - convenient |
I had my own problems. There was a stretch where you had to favor the green side, then the middle, and then the red side. I looked at that and in the heat of the moment, favored the red side first when it should have been the green side. Fleetwing came to a grinding halt! Now the problem was, where to go for deeper water. Well, the only route you know for sure that has deeper water is the way you just came in! So that involved some backing up and then the wheel hard left with throttle to spin the boat 180 and we left the shoal. I then relooked at my own guide which clearly stated that I had to run along the green edge of the channel which I subsequently did with success - the guide works - you just have to follow it!
Two other boats anchorage across the fairway |
Finally, we came to the Jekyll Island passage that seems to get shallower every year. We found one shoal spot that was only 3.3 MLW! We came through with 5 ft of tide so we passed over it okay. The night here is perfectly calm and we're the only boat in the anchorage. Again, if you don't read Active Captain you wouldn't know that the charts for the anchorage is wrong - they show the water to be too shallow. It's actually 8 to 10 ft and not the 4 ft listed on the charts. Information is available but you have to access it. All of this stuff is in my guide too.
From here on out, we will have short days with leisurely breakfasts and relaxed starts. The weather is warm and the winds light. We will anchor out again at Fernandina where Ann has an appointment to get her hair cut at her favorite place, Magna's, and then we'll have dinner at another of our favorite restaurants, Pepper's Grill and Cantina.