2008 REED’s East Coast Edition - Pilot Notes
ga River, SE of downtown. Shoaling depth to Coast Guard: St. Johns River in Mayport.
4ft exist between downtown and the Ortega. Dockage/Moorings: Metro Park Marina
Waypoints
downtown or in the Ortega River area.
St. Johns Light
Anchorage: Available across from main
waterfront near the first bridge and in the
30 23.1N, 81 23.9W Fl (4) W 20s 19M White
Ortega River. The anchorages off town are
square tower. 83ft Obscured 179°–354°.
current-swept and rolly due to wakes.
Entrance Buoy 3
Fuel: On the Ortega River. t
Supplies: Extensive marine supplies and
30 23.7N, 81 21.7W Fl G 4s 4M Green
ilo
other provisions are available. May require a
P
Port of Entry: Contact U.S. Customs at
cab ride from downtown.
904-360-5020.
Services: Extensive.
Name Harbor Phone VHF
Palm Cove Marina Intracoastal Waterway/Lake Cusic 904-223-4757 69
Pier 68 (H) St. St. Johns River River/Trout River 904-483-8730
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ast
Ortega River Boat Yard St. Johns River 904-387-5538 8
ast C
Ortega Yacht Club Marina St. Johns River/Ortega River 904-389-1199 8
Lamb’s Yacht Center St. Johns River/Ortega River 904-384-5577 8
Mandarin Holiday Marina St. Johns River/Julington Creek 904-268-1036 68
ida – E
Harbortown Marina - Canaveral Canaveral Barge Canal 321-453-0160 10
F
lor
Scorpion’s New Port Marina Canaveral Inlet 321-784-5788 10
Cape Marina Canaveral Inlet 321-783-8410 68
Cape Canaveral: 28.24N, 80.35W 2130. Lift of the lock is 3-4ft, depending on
Hazard: Shoals extend 13nm N and NE the tide and water levels in the river. Contact
from Cape Canaveral; mariners should use the lock on VHF 13 or 321-783-5421.
care when in the vicinity of the shoals. The Landmarks: The John F. Kennedy Space
outer shoals (Hetzel Shoal, Ohio Shoal, and Center and the Cape Canaveral Air Force
The Bull) have a least depth of 11ft. The in- Base occupy most of Canaveral Peninsula
ner shoals (Chester Shoal and Southeast and Merritt Island, from Mosquito Lagoon
Shoal) have depths of 2 to 18ft. In a heavy in the N to Port Canaveral in the S. The huge
sea, the shoals are marked by breakers, but Vehicle Assembly Building at the center is
with a smooth sea, there is nothing to indi- visible far from shore. Closer in, other build-
cate them except their relative positions to ings and the mobile service towers at the cape
Cape Canaveral Light and the lighted buoys. are also conspicuous from all directions.
Only small shallow-draft vessels in calm seas Regulations: A danger zone, marked by 4
should pass inside the outer shoals. The ef- yellow can buoys (see below) for missile test-
fect of the Gulf Stream may be expected well ing extends 3nm offshore from False Cape
in on the shoals, which should generally be to the entrance to Port Canaveral. Canaveral
avoided when approaching from either north Bight, S of the cape, is in the danger zone.
or south.
Waypoints
Port Canaveral is located on the S side of
Cape Canaveral Danger Zone Buoy A
the Cape. The port is a popular cruise ship
destination. A lock connects Port Canaveral
28 44.7N, 80 37.8W Yellow
to the Banana River. The lock operates free
can.
of charge and can handle vessels up to 12ft
Cape Canaveral Danger Zone Buoy B
draft. Operating hours are from 0600 to
28 36.1N, 80 31.4W Yellow
can.
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