GL: Sterling Lady in Lantana

[Wade Ehlen]

"SM" refers to the statute mile on the Atlantic ICW, beginning at Norfolk VA and heading south.  On the charts the SM is identified every 5 miles along the ICW magenta (red, pink, mauve?) line.

Wade Ehlen
Albin 36 Miss Happ
New Bern NC


--- On Thu, 8/21/08, fred <fred at tug44.org> wrote:

> To: great-loop at lists.samurai.com
> Date: Thursday, August 21, 2008, 10:12 AM
> Martin Veiner,
> 
> What's the "SM" number mean?  I've been
> on the water forever
> and have never heard of that designation.  I'll bet few
> others have heard of
> it either, unless of course, I am the only dummy here ...
> which is entirely
> possible.
> 
> Fred
> Tug 44
> 
> ----------------------------------------
> From:
> "veiner at juno.com" <veiner at juno.com>
> Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2008 10:00 AM
> To: great-loop at lists.samurai.com
> Subject: Re: GL: Sterling Lady in Lantana
> Follow up suggestion:
> 
> For you loopers are writing to us armchair sailors,
> why not just say: I am at
> Lantana (SM 1030.0), or I will anchor at Peck Lake
> (SM 992.5). Just take a
> look at your plotter or chart.
> 
> That way, we will
> be able to find that perfect anchorage or watering hole
> ourselves.
> Incidentally, I suggest very strongly avoiding Peck Lake on
> weekends because
> of the wakes from large sport fishermen cruising the ICW,
> just coming out of a
> "No Wake" manatee zone. They hit their throttles
> full open to get up on a
> plane and the wash they leave is uncomfortable for all
> night anchoring.
> Better you stay at the Peck Lake anchorage during the day
> and have an
> enjoyable time on that wonderful beach that stretches for
> miles. Pull anchor
> and head up to Manatee pocket for a quiet evening and some
> great restaurants
> to choose from (especially the old Neptune if you like
> fresh seafood).
> 
> Peck
> lake is not bad during the week. Have fun! Martin Veiner
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