T&T: Barnegat anchorage

[Truelove39@aol.com]

John -
 
Be sure to keep well clear of "Heart's Desire," a green sailboat  which is 
permanently moored the middle and deepest part of this small  anchorage. The 
live-aboard owner will come out any complain of you get too  close. I looked the 
boat name up and it doesn't appear to be documented, nor  does it have NJ 
registration numbers, so if he gives you too much guff, you  might mention that. I 
told him he didn't have to worry - I wouldn't hit his  boat, and he finally 
disappeared below.  
 
BTW we draw 7.5 feet and have had no problems there at low  water.
 
Barnegat Light can be very beautiful, esp at sunrise - but we second the  
opinion on the inlet being treacherous in 4 feet plus - and there's a big breach  
in the north jetty - resist the temptation to follow the locals through it 
when  heading out!
 
Regards,
 
John
"Seahorse"

>     Barnegat Bay is where we sail, and the  Barnegat
Inlet offers a stop mid way between AC and
Manesquan...it is NOT  the inlet to attempt in anything
over 4 ft seas....without surfing in....but  once past
the lighthouse there is an anchorage essenitally due
South of  the channel (Oyster Creek) 
It is a dead end...but you will see  both head boats
and long liners who draw much more than 4  ft...the
anchorage just north of our old LBI marina at High  Bar
Harbor....
The anchorage is called Miers Hole ...just  keep
left of the transition buoy....as you pass the
lighthouse....fair  winds....

Pat Fitzsimmons
Mac26x Forked River/Blairstown NJ




--- John Ford <>  wrote:

> Hi all.. Have any of you have recent knowledge of
> the  more common NJ  
> inlets???  I draw 4 1/2 feet and am trying to  figure
> out where my  





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