After long discussion, Moor $tuff & Quest decided to tackle the New Jersey ICW today and Carried Away was going out in the ocean due to a deeper draft on their boat, and head for Atlantic City.
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| Leaving Utsch's Marina |
We pulled out of the marina at 8:35 a.m. after Moor $tuff got fuel and a pump out. at a neighboring marina.
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| Fishing Fleet |
Soon after leaving we passed a harbor full of fishing boats.
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| Heading for NJ Inter Coastal |
And headed for the dreaded ICW. This stretch of water is known to be shallow and full of shoals due to the inlets from the ocean. We left on a low tide so we could have the advantage of rising water later in the trip.
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| NJICW Marsh |
Tides here are still in the 4 1/2 to 5 foot range. Both boats had 2 or 3 soft groundings but were able to pull off. Many times we had less than 2 feet of water under the boat.
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| More Chicks |
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| Lots of Marinas |
We must have passed 20 or more marinas on the ICW and each caused a "no wake" zone which seemed to take forever.
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| ICW Houses |
In many places the houses we built right on the water and we wondered what they did when the pilings rotted.
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| Birds |
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| Love Our Wake |
On one of the few stretches we could actually blow out the soot we attracted jet skiers. Due to the holiday we encountered many boats and jet skis.
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| Fisher Men |
Fishing boats were right in the channel and didn't move but sure gave dirty looks if we waked them.
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| Atlantic City |
The city came into view a couple hours before we got there. The ICW does many turns and switchbacks along this part of the trip.
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| Electric Generation |
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| Atlantic City Beach |
The beaches were crowded.We got to our marina at 3:50 p.m. having traveled 54 miles.
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| Dinner |
We met Bill & Joyce at the Golden Nugget for dinner and a little gambling. Ricki actually came out with over 50% of what we went in with. That was almost like winning.
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| Casino Owner's Boat |
This little boat belongs to the owner of the Golden Nugget. It is a beautiful craft.
After talking with the marina owner and a Tow Boat US driver, Skip & I decided not to try going any further up the ICW and go with Bill on the outside to Manasquan a run of 60 plus miles.
Tonight we are at N 39 22.596 W 074 25.393
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