I have been in and out of Brunswick several times and no problem
if you keep the chart in sight. My last trip was inside and we
had to watch the marks for the turn into the ship channel to get
to the waterway behind Jekyll Island. About half way up, we met
one of those five story car carriers coming out. We were hailed
on our intentions and I told him that we would take the green
side as we were crossing to the waterway and if the water was
sufficient we would move way over marks until he passed. Those
things are really big close up.

Leanne

"Rosalie B." wrote in message
news
"Capri" wrote:

Grandma

Without local knowledge, Brunswick is one of the most
difficult jettys
to exit into or out to the Atlantic, Im suprised you didnt
have more
trouble. The tides and current in and around Brunswick can be
pretty
awesome as well. I spent one night on the ICW anchored near
Brunswick
and spent the whole night on deck watching my anchors, I have
never
been anchored in a current that strong before of since. Also
it is a
lot easier (and safer) to take the ICW down to Jacksonville
before
going out to the Atlantic.

It would have been OK if Bob had stayed in the channel. He
wouldn't
go back north to the next safer inlet. It was pretty calm and
we could
see (or could have seen if we looked) where the shallow areas
were,
and we were following the shrimp boats which should have had
local
knowledge. We've also (on a calm day) gone out the Little
River Inlet
and Bob has always wanted to do Oregon Inlet.

I've had people (one with a draft of 8 feet) tell me that St.
Augustine was perfectly safe to come in, and I've seen
breakers all
across the entrance. We've also come in Fort Pierce which is
a class
A inlet and had quite a lot of rough water which made it
something of
a problem.

grandma Rosalie