2008 REED’s East Coast Edition - Pilot Notes
Planning
Customs Ports of Entry
Port Arthur • Galveston • Freeport • Port Lavaca
NOAA Coastal Charts
Port Aransas/Corpus Christi
11300 Galveston to Ro Grande
11340 Mississippi River to Galveston
Detail Charts
11301 Southern Part Of Laguna Madre*
11302 Intracoastal Waterway – Stover Point
11304 Northern Part Of Laguna Madre*
to Brownsville
11307 Aransas Pass To Baffin Bay*
11309 Corpus Christi Bay
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11313 Matagorda Light To Aransas Pass*
11312 Corpus Christi Bay – Port Aransas to Igleside
ilo
11316 Matagorda Bay And Approaches
11317 Matagorda Bay
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11321 San Luis Pass To East Matagorda Bay*
11322 PF Intracoastal Waterway – Galveston Bay
11323 Approaches To Galveston Bay
to Cedar Lakes
11332 Sabine Bank Louisiana
11326 SC Galveston Bay
Locations of well-heads and oil rigs are not
11342 Sabine Pass and Lake
kept updated on these charts.
U.S. Coast Guard: Call for assistance on
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VHF 16 or 2182 kHz.
Stations:
x
a
Sabine • Galveston • Freeport • Port O’Connor
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Port Aransas • Port Isabel
Sabine Pass/Port Arthur
Anchorage: Inside Sabine Lake, one mile
WNW of swing bridge in 8-10ft.
Tides p. 501, Differences p. 536
Bridges: Mesquite Point (Causeway) Swing
Currents p. 672, Differences p. 713
Bridge; VHF 13; 0600 to dark.
Port of Entry: Customs 409-724-6309
Pilotage: Approach Sabine Bank Buoy SB Harbormaster: Sabine Pass Port Authority
from offshore following Safety Fairway. From 409-971-2411 VHF 16.
SB, follow marked fairway or yachts may Dockage: Sabine Pass Port Authority, W
take the 13sm direct route to jetties in calm bank of ship channel past CG station; Plea-
weather. Jetties are nearly 3sm long, very low sure Island Marina, draft to 5ft, W side Sabi-
and often awash. No landmarks will be visible ne Lake in foreground of city; follow marked
from jetty ends. Approaching from along the channel through breakwater.
coast, enter and exit the channel near Sabine Fuel: Gas and diesel available at Sabine
Pass Channel Markers 33 and 34. Follow ship Pass Port Authority and Pleasure Island.
channel past Sabine Pass CG station; Sabine Supplies: Groceries and general provisions
Pass Port Authority Marina on W bank. Pass several miles away by private vehicle.
through Mesquite Point Swing Bridge to enter Services: Small boatyard and limited ma-
Sabine Lake. Follow depth sounder up middle rine supplies at Pleasure Island Marina.
of lake to Pleasure Island Marina. 5ft draft
limit. Charted depths may not be accurate Galveston Bay/Houston Ship Channel
and floating aids to navigation may not be Pilotage: A traffic separataion scheme con-
properly placed. Numerous unmarked wrecks nects sea buoys GA and GB.The jetties are
exist; proceed with extreme caution. Shipping more than 3nm long and difficult to spot in
traffic is heavy. Monitor VHF 13 for pilot in- large seas. Stay well clear when approaching
formation. Inbound tankers are often shuttled alongshore, particularly from the S and SW.
in groups of 3 or more, traveling at 15kts. Yachts in the Houston Ship Channel from Bo-
Waypoints
livar Roads to Morgans Point are cautioned to
Sabine Bank Channel Lighted Whistle Buoy SB
avoid the bow wakes and propellor turbulance
of large merchant vessels in the channel.
29 25N, 93 40W Mo (A) W 6M Red/White Recent dredging has deepened the main-
stripes w/ red spherical topmark. High-intensity flash:
tained channels and reduced clearance over
Fl W 2.5s. RACON K (– • –).
the spoil disposal area S of the entrance
Sabine Pass Channel Lighted Buoy 33
channel near the S jetty end. Shipping traffic
is heavy. Monitor VHF 13 and 12 for pilot
29 37.6N, 93 49.2W Fl G 2.5s
information.
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