New York & New Jersey Pilot Notes
uncharted. Little Egg Inlet is a wide, deep, Waypoint
marked entrance channel, but in very heavy
Lighted Bell Buoy 2M
weather, breakers can form across the bar to
the inlet. Buoys are moved frequently and
40 05.5N, 074 00.8W Fl R 4s Red
not charted. Shoals cross the entrance to the
Coast Guard: Station on S side of channel,
Townsend Inlet.
just inside inlet.
The Cape May Canal offers a shortcut and
Dockage/Moorings: Many marinas are
safe haven for vessels entering and leaving
clustered around the bascule bridges, others
Delaware Bay.
W of Point Pleasant Canal.
Waypoints Anchorage: Try in Wills Hole Thorough-
Shark River Lighted Whistle Buoy SI
fare, but keep clear of the channel. Because
of heavy channel traffic, no anchorage can be
40 11.1N, 74 00.0W Mo (A) W 6M Red/white
recommended.
stripes with red spherical topmark.
Fuel: Marinas near the bridges.
Barnegat Lighted Buoy B
Supplies: Limited marine and other supplies
are available. Groceries may require a cab ride.
39 45.8N, 73 46.07W Fl Y 6s 7M Yellow
Services: Limited.
RACON B (– • • • ).
Little Egg Inlet Outer Lighted Whistle Buoy LE
Atlantic City, NJ: 39 22N, 74 24W
39 27.75N, 74 16.6W Mo (A) W 6M Red/White
(see chart on next spread)
Pilotage: Like most of the inlets along the
stripes with red spherical topmark.
NJ coast, access to Atlantic City (Absecon In-
Absecon Inlet Breakwater Light 7
let) can be difficult in an easterly storm. The
39 21.83N, 74 24.43W Fl G 4s 6M
jetties here are short, and there are dangerous
Sgon black skeleton tower, black square box, 29ft.
shoals on the approach from seaward as well
All buoys at this Atlantic City inlet shift frequently
as between the jetties. Many of the channel
and are uncharted.
buoys are not charted, as they are moved fre-
quently in response to changes in the shoal-
Great Egg Harbor Inlet Outer Lighted Whistle Buoy GE
ing channel. The tidal currents are strong.
39 16.23N, 74 31.93W Mo (A) W 5M Red/White
Harbormaster: VHF 65A; 609-441-3604.
stripes with red spherical topmark.
Located at State Marina.
Dockage/Moorings: The excellent State
Hereford Inlet Lighted Whistle Buoy H
Marina dominates Clam Creek. Other mari-
38 58.98N, 74 46.18W Mo (A) W 5M Red/White
nas are located in Clam Creek and inside the
stripes with red spherical topmark.
fixed bridge.
Anchorage: Anchoring anywhere in Clam
Creek, including the anchorage in front
Manasquan, NJ: 40 06N, 74 02W
of the State Marina, is prohibited except
Pilotage: Manasquan is approached via an
in emergencies. The anchorage before the
ocean inlet that leads to the Point Pleasant Brigantine bridge, on the Atlantic City side,
Canal. It is heavily used by both commercial
is subject to frequent wakes and strong cur-
and pleasure boats. Currents are swift and
rents. For dinghies, there is a 3-hour cour-
the drawbridges can be slow to open. The
tesy dock at the State Marina.
Coast Guard: Station in Clam Creek, E of
Point Pleasant Canal leads to the NJ section
the State Marina.
of the ICW. Although there is little maneu-
Fuel: Available at the State Marina.
vering room inside, Manasquan is the last
Supplies: Available.
good harbor of refuge before Atlantic City Services: Most repairs available.
when headed S.
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