February 25, 2015 Marathon to Shark River

 

Departed Coral Lagoon Marina at 0718.  Although it was clear around the docks, it was very foggy at the Vaca Cut.  Cleared marker G1 at 0746, end of the dredged channel at Key Colony Beach and turned into the Atlantic Ocean.   We encountered our first crab pot at 0757.  It was foggy but not too foggy so we could see crab pots.  Overall crab pots on the Atlantic side were not bad, not as aggravating as the idiotic fishermen.  We arrived at the Mosser Channel at 7-mile Bridge in the fog at 0931.

Entering the Vaca Cut on the way to the Ocean

Rounding the point at Key Colony Beach



Going thru the 7 Mile Bridge at Mosser Channel and entering the Gulf

 Thankfully having been thru there on our arrival, we simply retraced our steps on the chart plotter to find the open span to get under the bridge.  We then used the radar and chart plotter to plot a course in the bay keeping us away from any shoal: once again making use of our arrival track to head out safely through the bay.  The fog finally cleared at 1127 and became a beautiful sunshiny day and calm seas with thousands of crab pots.   Our course looked a drunken sailor while dodging crab pots.  We arrived at Little Shark River at 1512.  Our anchor was down and we were secure 1526.  Traveled 63 miles.  Our secluded anchorage has turned into a very popular place.  There are now 11 boats anchored up the river and no one is anchored to the cove off the gulf.