Reviews from Thornton Clark (2)
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Nav Alert comment on FL Inlet Caution: Angelfish Creek
Comment by: Thornton Clark on May 20, 2020
Vessel Type: Sail
LOA: 55'
Draft: 7.0'When passing through the cut from Biscayne Bay southbound toward Card Sound, we ran aground twice in the middle of the channel. After exiting the cut, we aimed at Fl G "13" and continued very slowly with our depthfinder reading 1 1/2 inch under our keel, holding exactly at that for a long time. We were stretching it trying to get through there and got off easily. We were told by a member of the Ocean Reef Club that we should use this route coming to visit him. Made it through Angelfish Creek, but would never do it again.
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Bridge comment on Roosevelt Island Bridge
Comment by: Thornton Clark on May 13, 2020
Vessel Type: Sail
LOA: 55'
Although few people know of it and take the narrow option east of Roosevelt Island, for transient boaters headed up or down the east coast of the United States, this is by far the more interesting option. At 800 feet from the southern tip of Roosevelt, you can get an eerie picture of the skyscrapers of Manhattan looming up behind the ruins of the Smallpox Memorial Hospital. For us, the two hour notice for opening requirement was not a problem. With our 69 foot antennae, most bridges on the east coast south of Norfolk are a problem.
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