The northernmost point of Cumberland Island. ICW mm 690.5We went 39 miles crossing St Simons Sound, Jekyll River, St Andrews Sound, and all the waters inside of Cumberland Island… a 5 hour passage. Sometimes bucking the current, and other times being helped by it. Left: our position near the NOAA current station. Right: our speed over ground SOG with the help of that current push.
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Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay. Many NATO country’s submarines are serviced here inside of Cumberland Island. Today we saw this armed patrol boat guarding a sub in-port.
In previous visits we saw a submarine underway here with LOTS of escorts and VHF radio traffic keeping ICW pleasure boats at a distance.
We found over a dozen other transient cruisers like us already anchored here as we pulled in just after 2:00pm. Some Cats, some sailboats, some power boats. All were enjoying this fine anchorage with plenty of room for all. We went in deep to the north end called Greystone. Others were south known as Dungeness. There is some wake from ferries that make us prefer the more northern area.
Only enter this anchorage from the south giving heed to all the warning signs of the shoals.
