- Nov 26, 2006
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- 2008 44 Sedan Bridge
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- Cummins QSC-500's
Straight Drives
Flew over Crooked Island yesterday (as with most days). Water was perfectly clear. Here's the skinny:
High tide, calm water - not much to worry about, go slow and should have no problems.
Low tide &/or rough waters:
Parallel the barrier islands at least 1/4 mile out. From PCB pass (NW), pass the Crooked Island trees and look for the sand to end. Drive forward another 1/8 mile or so past the end of the sand. Turn in to point 100 feet to the right of the end of the sand. The sand to your far right will be about 1/4 mile away (the other side of the Crooked Island Pass).
As you head in, you will not be perfectly perpendicular to either the barrier islands or the coast line. You will be angling in slightly from the SE (overshoot the entrance a little from the NW before heading in). About 1/4 mile out, you will cross over an outer sand bar which may take your depth down to around 8 feet or so. This sand bar arcs around the entire pass with a radius of about 1/4 mile - you can't avoid it.
Once over the 25' wide bar, you will re-enter deeper water. Continue to point 100 feet to the right of the sandy beach. You will be safe. Your heading should be about NE, but drawing a line with a heading closer to North than you would be if you were on a path perpendicular to the coast.
Once inside, you can either hang an immediate left and stay close to the pass, or you can continue on a Northerly heading to the middle of the sound, turn NW, and pass the trees to your left and then begin to turn W and SW (arcing around the trees 1/2 mile out) to reach a beach on the NW side of the trees.
This link is very, very accurate right now. http://maps.google.com/maps?f=s&ie=UTF8&ll=30.018868,-85.539207&spn=0.053211,0.105143&t=h&z=14
Have fun!
High tide, calm water - not much to worry about, go slow and should have no problems.
Low tide &/or rough waters:
Parallel the barrier islands at least 1/4 mile out. From PCB pass (NW), pass the Crooked Island trees and look for the sand to end. Drive forward another 1/8 mile or so past the end of the sand. Turn in to point 100 feet to the right of the end of the sand. The sand to your far right will be about 1/4 mile away (the other side of the Crooked Island Pass).
As you head in, you will not be perfectly perpendicular to either the barrier islands or the coast line. You will be angling in slightly from the SE (overshoot the entrance a little from the NW before heading in). About 1/4 mile out, you will cross over an outer sand bar which may take your depth down to around 8 feet or so. This sand bar arcs around the entire pass with a radius of about 1/4 mile - you can't avoid it.
Once over the 25' wide bar, you will re-enter deeper water. Continue to point 100 feet to the right of the sandy beach. You will be safe. Your heading should be about NE, but drawing a line with a heading closer to North than you would be if you were on a path perpendicular to the coast.
Once inside, you can either hang an immediate left and stay close to the pass, or you can continue on a Northerly heading to the middle of the sound, turn NW, and pass the trees to your left and then begin to turn W and SW (arcing around the trees 1/2 mile out) to reach a beach on the NW side of the trees.
This link is very, very accurate right now. http://maps.google.com/maps?f=s&ie=UTF8&ll=30.018868,-85.539207&spn=0.053211,0.105143&t=h&z=14
Have fun!
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