SSECN Alert, 5/04/13

In This Issue

I. Terrific Input Received For South Carolina 4/30/13 Wish List

II. South Carolina 4/30/13 Wish List Questions and Answers of Particular Interest

III. UPDATE: Nighttime Restrictions on Gilmerton Bridge Extended to May 31, 2013, AICW Statute Mile 5.8

IV. May River and Bluffton (off Calibogue Sound, near AICW St. M. 559.5)

V. St. Lucie Inlet Buoys Repositioning Underway, near AICW Statute Mile 987

VI. A-1 Fuel Services Recommended in Fort Myers to Marco Island Area

VII. Repairs on US 74/76 Bridge in Wrightsville Beach Extended, AICW Statute Mile 283.1

VIII. Florida Keys Summer, 2013 Festivals and Events

South Carolina Wish List

I. Terrific Input Received For South Carolina 4/30/13 Wish List

Once again, the cruising community has responded MAGNIFICENTLY to our requests for information contained within our South Carolina Wish List of 4/30/13. And, yet again, the Salty Southeast Cruisers' Net owes a HUGE debt of gratitude to the Cruising Community for their generosity and willingness to share information in such a timely fashion! Your fellow cruisers are the chief beneficiary of this largess. In short, WE ALL WIN!

SSECN Senior Editor, Captain Larry Dorminy, and yours truly have spent the entire week posting these many replies. The vast majority of the marinas and anchorages along the path of the AICW from Savannah River north to the South Carolina - North Carolina state line at Calabash Creek, have now been updated with this voluminous, fresh news. And, all of this input has been published as BOTH "Cruising News" articles, AND reviews of the various marinas and anchorages!

Stand by for a "North Carolina Wish List," which will be on its way to your in-box within a week or so. And, by the way, we promise this will our last "Wish List' for a little while, but, with the spring transient migration still underway, we just can't resist gleaning as much info on the Tar Heel coastline as possible.

Below, we have provided links to the "Cruising News" articles for those South Carolina Wish List queries which we think will be particularly useful to cruisers. Click on any topic to learn LOTS more!

South Carolina

II. South Carolina 4/30/13 Wish List Questions and Answers of Particular Interest

Statute Mile 570 - AICW Passage Through Southern Ramshorn Creek
http://cruisersnet.net/?p=113108

Statute Mile 565.5 - Bull Creek Anchorage

http://cruisersnet.net/?p=113137

Statute Mile 544.5 - Cowen Creek Anchorage
http://cruisersnet.net/?p=113197

Statute Mile 539 - Port Royal Landing Marina

http://cruisersnet.net/?p=113151

Statute Mile 536.5 - Downtown Marina of Beaufort

http://cruisersnet.net/?p=113170

Statute Mile 536.5 - Lady's Island Marina

http://cruisersnet.net/?p=113192

Statute Mile 521.5 - Dataw Island Marina
http://cruisersnet.net/?p=113178

Statute Mile 513 - Mosquito Creek - Ashepoo River Anchorage
http://cruisersnet.net/?p=113173

Statute Mile 495 - Toogoodoo Creek Anchorage
http://cruisersnet.net/?p=113144

Statute Mile 487.5 - Church Creek Anchorage

http://cruisersnet.net/?p=113124

Statute Mile 472 to 469 - AICW Passage Through Elliott Cut - Wappoo Creek

http://cruisersnet.net/?p=113146

Statute Mile 469 - Charleston, SC Dining Recommendations

http://cruisersnet.net/?p=113166

Statute Mile 469 - Charleston City Marina

http://cruisersnet.net/?p=113259

Statute Mile 465 - Charleston Maritime Center

http://cruisersnet.net/?p=113139

Statute Mile 465 - Charleston Harbor Marina

http://cruisersnet.net/?p=113153

Statute Mile 415.5 - Minim Creek Anchorage

http://cruisersnet.net/?p=113163

Statute Mile 403 - Harborwalk Marina

http://cruisersnet.net/?p=113110

Statute Mile 403 - Georgetown, SC Dining

http://cruisersnet.net/?p=113160

Statute Mile 389 - Thoroughfare Creek Anchorage

http://cruisersnet.net/?p=113142

Statute Mile 377 - Bucksport Marina

http://cruisersnet.net/?p=113122

Statute Mile 373.5 - Osprey Marina

http://cruisersnet.net/?p=113102

Statute Mile 353.5 - Barefoot Marina

http://cruisersnet.net/?p=113157

Statute Mile 347 - Harbourgate Marina

http://cruisersnet.net/?p=113203

Virginia to North Carolina

III. UPDATE: Nighttime Restrictions on Gilmerton Bridge Extended to May 31, 2013, AICW Statute Mile 5.8

Gilmerton Highway Bridge crosses the Waterway just south of Norfolk and has been the subject of much attention since the construction and resulting number of closures began last fall. Cruisers' Net has had a Navigation Alert posted for this area for several months.

Now, we have received official word that these nighttime closures will be extended until at least 5/31/13.

Full details at:

http://cruisersnet.net/?p=107320

South Carolina

IV. May River and Bluffton (off Calibogue Sound, near AICW St. M. 559.5)

May River, a beautiful stream to explore on a fair weather day, cuts west off the AICW's trek through northern Calibogue Sound, west of Waterway marker #29. The river channel is fully marked all the way upstream to the historic community of Bluffton. There is just barely room to anchor abeam of the town waterfront.

In the article linked below, Captain Roger Long gives any true cruiser good reason to explore upstream to Bluffton.

Check out:

http://cruisersnet.net/?p=113284

Eastern Florida

V. St. Lucie Inlet Buoys Repositioning Underway, near AICW Statute Mile 987

St. Lucie Inlet intersects the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway and the eastern genesis of the Okeechobee Waterway near Stuart, FL at AICW Statute Mile 987. The repositioning of aids to navigation described in the article linked below below refers to buoys in the Inlet, not the Waterway.

Full details at:

http://cruisersnet.net/?p=113217

Western Florida

VI. A-1 Fuel Services Recommended in Fort Myers to Marco Island Area, West Florida ICW

Here's a really useful tip on how to get some of the best fuel prices on the Western Florida coastline, from Fort Myers to Marco Island. If your tanks need filling, run, don't walk to:

http://cruisersnet.net/?p=113209

North Carolina

VII. Repairs on US 74/76 Bridge in Wrightsville Beach Extended, AICW Statute Mile 283.1

The US 74 Bridge, which spans the AICW in the heart of Wrightsville Beach, NC, has a closed vertical clearance of 20ft. Repairs to this bridge were originally scheduled to end May 1, but have now been extended. The reduced horizontal clearance caused by this maintenance work will not affect most cruisers, but the movements of the barge and crane might.

Full, official details are available at:

http://cruisersnet.net/?p=113212

Florida Keys

VIII. Florida Keys Summer, 2013 Festivals and Events

The list of Florida Keys Summer events linked below was provided to us by SALTY SOUTHEAST CRUISERS' NET SPONSOR, Key Lime Sailing Club. So, before launching into the listing of events, it's only fair to first hear from these good folks! Please click their sponsorship panel in the below linked article for more information!

It should be noted that the Florida Keys are no longer a winter-time only setting. As will be obvious from the exciting line-up linked below, there is much to see and do during the summer months in the Florida Keys, and that goes for members of the cruising community as well.

LOTS of details at:

http://cruisersnet.net/?p=113000

That's all for now. Good luck and good cruising to all!

Claiborne S. Young

Salty Southeast Cruisers' Net

http://www.CruisersNet.net

CruisersNet@triad.twcbc.com