Skitch, it's about 20 miles from the center point of Tices Shoal to the BH
fireworks (use bearing 201 degrees from center of shoal). You should be able
to see something! I sailed into Barnegat Bay on Monday, another great day
for sailing. Didn't make it quite up to Tices Shoal though. I hear there
are some great anchorages behind Island Beach State Park. We were planning
on going your way on Monday or Tuesday, after the weekend crowds are gone.
Supposed to be hot all week. I'll keep an eye out for you!
Scout

"SkitchNYC" wrote in message
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Thanks Gary,
We'll be attending a marina party in the early evening, then anchoring at
N39.58281 W74.23299, or thereabouts, to watch the Beach Haven *fireworks
display. All are welcome!

Hey, Scout. I don't have my GPS with me, but I will be at Tices Shoal,
not too
far. If you are in the neighborhood look for the IP named Quint. Will we
be
able to see the LBI fireworks from Tices?

Skitch, it's about 20 miles from the center point of Tices Shoal to the BH
fireworks (use bearing 201 degrees from center of shoal). You should be able
to see something!

Well, we'll keep our eyes open. I am thinking of anchoring near some of the
small, sandy uninhabited islands near the Barny inlet. Have you visited any of
these?

I sailed into Barnegat Bay on Monday, another great day
for sailing. Didn't make it quite up to Tices Shoal though. I hear there
are some great anchorages behind Island Beach State Park.

Yea, Tices is just the biggest and most popular. Plus it has a dinghy landing
so you can easily get to the beach. The park there is a narrow barrier
peninsula and the crashing ocean is just a couple hundred yards away from the
bay side. Nice to be able to dink in and walk across. The dog does it without
the dink.

We were planning
on going your way on Monday or Tuesday, after the weekend crowds are gone.
Supposed to be hot all week. I'll keep an eye out for you!

Good luck. Probably better then, certainly calmer. I'll be gone, but have
fun.

"SkitchNYC" wrote
I am thinking of anchoring near some of the
small, sandy uninhabited islands near the Barny inlet. Have you visited
any of
these?
Not yet, I've only been south of Barny by boat; I have surf-fished (for
blues) with 4-wh-drv. Nice beach. I plan to check it out this summer/fall.

Good luck. Probably better then, certainly calmer. I'll be gone, but
have
fun.
ditto. perhaps I'll see you some other time. where do you typically sail?
Scout

where do you typically sail?

Boat's in Mantoloking. I sail anywhere I have time to go.

Ok. I take it the bridge (Rt 37) has plenty of clearance for your mast. The
Rt 72 bridge I crossed under had close to 60 ft at low tide (about 58'). If
you get time, the sailing in Great Bay is nice, and the Bass and Mullica
rivers have some real nice anchorages too.
Can you get under the Rt 528 bridge at Mantoloking? up the canal and out
the Manasquan River to the Atlantic?
Scout.


"SkitchNYC" wrote in message
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where do you typically sail?

Boat's in Mantoloking. I sail anywhere I have time to go.