GL: Hell Gate, Georgia

[Bob McLeran]

FWIW, we passed through Hell Gate southbound this morning at dead low 
tide. Saw no less than 10 feet on the north leg, giving green 89 a wide 
berth (probably 20 yards) and then moved over about the same distance 
from the red side where we did see 6.0 feet for a fleeting second when 
we were abeam the temporary red, otherwise the depth on the south leg 
was around 8.0 feet.

Talked with a tug boat captain a couple of hours later heading north 
pushing. He said they time their arrival at Hell Gate to coincide with 
mid tide, and can carry good water all the way north from Jacksonville, 
Florida, (he didn't say how far north) by departing Jax three hours 
before low tide there (Jax).

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Bob McLeran and Judy Young                 Cruising the Atlantic Coast
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