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Review for North Rocky Point
Reviewed by: Kathryn Peotter, Blew Inn, on Dec 9, 2024
Vessel Type: Sail
LOA: 43'
Draft: 5.3'Overall Rating:5Scenic Beauty:5Shore Access:5Cell Service:5We had no wind while at this anchorage, so it's hard to rate holding, wind protection or wake protection. It's a beautiful spot. You can easily land your dinghy on the island. Island has fire pits. We tried to cut through the 2 islands where Navionics and the Waterway Guide shows the anchor. We draw 5.3 at hit bottom. We backed out and went around at buoy R20 and saw no less than 6'.
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Review for North Rocky Point
Reviewed by: Peter Searles, Schuyler, on Apr 16, 2024
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 31'
Draft: 2.5'Overall Rating:5Holding:5Wind Protection:3Current Flow:5Wake Protection:5Scenic Beauty:4Ease of Shopping:1Shore Access:1Pet Friendly:5Cell Service:5WiFi:1We anchored in 7 feet of water about 0.5 miles NNE of the anchor icon about 100 yards behind a small island and a small spit of land. We had good protection from easterly to ESE wind. In a W to NW wind, we would have anchored on the other side of the island and probably been just fine.
Anchor set quickly and came up only slightly muddy. The island itself had a campsite with a fire ring, picnic table, and a grill.View location on the Waterway Guide Explorer
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Review for North Rocky Point
Reviewed by: Jeremy Hatch on Apr 1, 2023
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 49'
Draft: 5.0'Overall Rating:3Holding:5Wind Protection:3Current Flow:3Wake Protection:3Scenic Beauty:4Cell Service:4This is a handy essentially roadstead type anchorage with the added benefit that the two small islands (East & North of the WW GUIDE Anchor each have sand spits on their W sides that can break any wave action. We have anchored behind both several times and found the holding solid in thick black mud as mixed with fine shells. At night there is no boat traffic. But weekends a
Patently local traffic will steer anchor to the islands and party on the San spits.
Fun to watch the pelicans roost at dusk on the more S island but be a bit smelly!
Approach is straight forward from green 21 with 7' right up close to the islands proper. This year we did hear a clunk passing to the E of the more N island, (we have a full keel protecting running gear) probably a piece of a previous wreck?View location on the Waterway Guide Explorer
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Review for North Rocky Point
Reviewed by: Anonymous on Jan 2, 2022
Vessel Type: Sail
LOA: 40'
Draft: 3.8'Overall Rating:1Holding:1Wind Protection:1Current Flow:1Wake Protection:1Scenic Beauty:4Ease of Shopping:1Shore Access:1Pet Friendly:1Cell Service:3WiFi:1This is a bad place to anchor. The bottom is like 90 weight gear oil. We spent one night here and drifted many times. Ultimately hitting a sandbar. Stay away!
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Review for North Rocky Point
Reviewed by: Jennifer Dourley on Mar 26, 2019
Vessel Type: Sail
LOA: 36'
Draft: 3.0'Overall Rating:4Holding:5Wind Protection:4Current Flow:3Wake Protection:3Scenic Beauty:4Ease of Shopping:1Shore Access:1Pet Friendly:5Cell Service:4WiFi:1Indian River was very choppy due to bad weather and high winds. Anchored close to the island in the cove which provided very good protection. We had a bit of rolling, but didn't get bounced around too much. We are on a catamaran with shallow draft so we were able to get close to the island out of the wind. Beautiful, tiny island with many pelicans and other birds nesting there. Good place to stop in a pinch... 5-6 foot depth close to the island, but shallower areas as well..
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Review for North Rocky Point
Reviewed by: Shawn Green on Sep 22, 2018
Vessel Type: Sail
LOA: 30'
Draft: 4.0'Overall Rating:1Read review and depth 6-8. And saw other sailboats. Ran aground at 4.Other sailboat stuck for five months according to guy who walked out to help. This was approximately three hours after high tide.
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Review for North Rocky Point
Reviewed by: Raynald Collard on Jan 18, 2017
Vessel Type: Sail
LOA: 33'
Draft: 3.0'Overall Rating:4Holding:4Wind Protection:4Current Flow:5Wake Protection:4Scenic Beauty:5Ease of Shopping:2Shore Access:4Pet Friendly:4Cell Service:5WiFi:1Sorry, but 3 bad experiences: young people was noisy: generator for the week-end party, outboard racing after midnight. And in last weeks, the top: shooting guns on the birds in the evening. No more for me!!
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Review for North Rocky Point
Reviewed by: Kevin Mccarthy on Jan 12, 2017
Vessel Type: Sail
LOA: 35'
Draft: 4.5'Overall Rating:3Holding:4Wind Protection:2Current Flow:2Wake Protection:1Scenic Beauty:2Ease of Shopping:1Shore Access:4Pet Friendly:4Cell Service:4WiFi:15-8 foot depths just off ICW. An okay spot for the night. Spoil island nearby for dog walking. Transiting vessels on ICW will cause wakes.
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