Nav Alert comment on New Jersey Intracoastal Waterway, mile 5, shoaling

Comment by: Pat Watson, Aardvark, on Jun 16, 2017
Vessel Type: Sail
LOA: 26'
Draft: 2.5'

We ran aground there on Sunday 6/11 but were able to motor out in reverse. It was about noon so that was near high tide according to the Beaver Dam Creek prediction. We knew the water is shallow there, but we were relatively near gunners ditch channel, getting out of the way of power boats, and we know this area fairly well. Our sailboat draft is 2.5 ft, so we rarely have trouble.

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