2008 REED’s East Coast Edition - Pilot Notes
Planning
Customs Ports of Entry
Fernandina Beach • Jacksonville • Port Canaveral
NOAA Coastal Charts: 1:80,000 scale
West Palm Beach • Port Everglades • Miami • Key West
11502 Doboy Sound to Fernandina Beach
(Georgia-Florida border) 11466 Jupiter Inlet to Fowey Rocks;
11488 Amelia Is to St Augustine Lake Worth Inlet 1:80,000
11486 St Augustine Light to Ponce De Leon Inlet 11474 Bethel Shoal to Jupiter Inlet 1:80,000
11484 Ponce De Leon Inlet to Cape Canaveral 11476 Cape Canaveral to Bethel Shoal 1:80,000
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11476 Cape Canaveral to Bethel Shoal 11478 Port Canaveral; Canaveral
11474 Bethel Shoal to Jupiter Inlet Barge Canal Extension 1:40,000
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11466 Jupiter Inlet to Fowey Rocks 11481 Approaches to Port Canaveral 1:25,000
11462 Fowey Rocks to Alligator Reef 11484 Ponce de Leon Inlet
11452 Florida Keys: Alligator Reef to Sombrero to Cape Canaveral 1:80,000
11442 Florida Keys: Sombrero Key to Sand Key 11486 St. Augustine Light
11450 Fowey Rocks to American Shoal (1:180,000) to Ponce de Leon Inlet 1:80,000
11434 Florida Keys: Sombrero Key to Dry Tortugas 11488 Amelia Island to St. Augustine 1:80,000
Detail Charts 11491 St. Johns River-Atlantic Ocean
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11438 Dry Tortugas; Tortugas Harbor 1:30,000 to Jacksonville 1:20,000
11441 Key West Harbor and Approaches 1:30,000
11442 Florida Keys Sombrero Key U.S. Coast Guard: Call for assistance
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to Sand Key 1:80,000 on VHF 16 or 2182 kHz.
11451 Folio Small Craft Chart: Miami Stations:
to Marathon and Florida Bay 1:80,000 Mayport • Ponce de Leon • Port Canaveral • Fort Pierce ida – E
11453 Florida Keys Grassy Key Lake Worth Inlet • Fort Lauderdale • Miami Beach
to Bahia Honda Key 1:40,000 Islamorada • Marathon • Key West.
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11462 Fowey Rocks to Alligator Reef 1:80,000 Florida Marina Patrol: 800-342-5367; cell: *FMP.
Amelia Island
St. Johns Sea Buoy STJ
to Cape Canaveral
30 23.6N, 81 19.1W Mo(A) W 6M Red/White
stripes w/ red spherical topmark.. RACON M (– –).
Tides p. 456, Differences p. 531
St. Augustine Sea Buoy STA
Currents p. 642, Differences p. 710
29 54.9N, 81 15.3W Mo (A) W 5M Red/White
Note: See Virginia to Georgia chapter for
stripes w/ red spherical topmark.
information on St. Marys Inlet and Fernan-
dina Beach.
Ponce de Leon Inlet Lighted Bell Buoy 2
Pilotage: There are few obstructions along 29 04.7N, 80 53.7W Fl R 2.5s 4M Red
this coastline and S-bound boats may generally
hug the shore to avoid the foul current from the
Gulf Stream. Watch for currents near the inlets.
Jacksonville: 30 20N, 81 40W
Commercial fishing boats as well as sportfish-
(see chart on next page)
ing boats and some dive boats are common
Pilotage: The approaches and entrance to
within 5nm of the beach along this passage.
St. Johns River is an easy, well-marked chan-
Commercial shipping will stay further offshore.
nel. Watch for U.S. Navy vessels frequently
The St. Johns River inlet, which connects
entering or leaving Mayport Naval Station.
to the ICW and the river leading to Jackson-
At the junction of the St. Johns River and
ville, is the only safe haven along this route.
the ICW, strong and unpredictable cross-
Other inlets (St. Augustine, Mantanzas, and
curents. Strong and unpredictable currents
Ponce de Leon) are subject to shoaling and
occur at the ICW junction. Watch for con-
strong currents. Do not attempt without ex-
verging commercial traffic and monitor VHF
tensive local knowledge.
13 for security calls by commercial shipping
Jacksonville is located on the St. Johns
Waypoints
River. Commercial traffic on the river is very
Nassau Sound Approach Buoy 6A
heavy. Yacht facilities are located on the Orte-
30 29.4N, 81 22.9W Red
nun.
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