[PUP] Barnegat Inlet (was - Evolution )

[Truelove39 at aol.com]

Hi  Ron -
 
October  of 2005, as I recall. My inexperience at fault. The inlet looked 
okay from a  distance, but when we got inside I wandered too far south of the 
north  jetty. A couple of big rollers overtopped the north jetty and hit us on 
the beam  as they broke. Seahorse was thrown sideways so hard that the dink, 
which was  strapped down in 2 places, slid off the stern platform, dangling from 
one  end like a pendulum. A sobering experience. 
 
Since,  we have learned that there have been lots of mishaps there, many 
involving local  commercial fishing boats. In fact, a scalloper was being salvaged 
from the  bar just north of the Light on the 15th of this month when we went  
in. We used to approach directly from the sea buoy, but now do as the  locals 
do and round the end of the north jetty, about 30-50 yards off, in order  to 
avoid the outer bar. 
 
Barnegat  is Dutch for "Inlet of Breakers" and is one of the most dangerous 
inlets on  the East Coast. We'd prefer to miss it, but unfortunately at our 
speed, it's  difficult to reach Absecon in daylight from Atlantic Highlands at 
this time  of year.
 
Regards,
 
John
"Seahorse"
 
>A  recent misadventure?

> > due to my foolishness, when we  got into (and  fortunately, got out of) 
breakers in the Barnegat  Inlet. 



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