I am planning a sail trip somewhat based on the linked article. I have charts for all except the bay (St. Andrew's Bay) behind crooked Island. I will at least look at a chart when I get down there, but I was hoping that someone would have some local knowledge about finding the entrance (It has no bouy's), and getting behind the island. I'm not planning on sailing inside the bay...just want to get in there and anchor. Thanks, Richard
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What kind of boat will you be sailing?
Richard, Just curious, are your chartering once you're there, or trailer sailing? Regards, Marc_B
Richard, Just curious, are your chartering once you're there, or trailer sailing? Regards, Marc_B
hauling MacGregor 26s
Gonna pull a 26s...about a 9 hour trip.Probably get there tommorrow afternoon and anchor out at shell island, then head east. Can't wait to get there! Richard
Gonna pull a 26s...about a 9 hour trip.Probably get there tommorrow afternoon and anchor out at shell island, then head east. Can't wait to get there! Richard
Wow, Richard.
Thanks for the memories. I had to read most of the article to find out that the Crooked Island you're referring to is in Florida, not the Bahamas. But it was fun remembering trying to anchor there. (the one in the Bahamas) It was tough. Never did get in. Oops, sorry. Wrong island. Don't mean to ramble.
Thanks for the memories. I had to read most of the article to find out that the Crooked Island you're referring to is in Florida, not the Bahamas. But it was fun remembering trying to anchor there. (the one in the Bahamas) It was tough. Never did get in. Oops, sorry. Wrong island. Don't mean to ramble.
St. Andrew SOUND, not bay....
I should have wrote sound, not bay...I guess a sound is usually not as deep as a bay...? St. Andrew Bay is the entrance to Panama City. The sound is a few miles to the east. Richard
I should have wrote sound, not bay...I guess a sound is usually not as deep as a bay...? St. Andrew Bay is the entrance to Panama City. The sound is a few miles to the east. Richard
No no no. A sound is bigger than bay, lot bigger
You can have many bays in the sound, but not a single sound in a bay. I don't think depth has anything to do with it, although sound is usually deeper than a bay.
You can have many bays in the sound, but not a single sound in a bay. I don't think depth has anything to do with it, although sound is usually deeper than a bay.
This worked for me.
I'm assuming you will put in at Panama City. You will need chart number M11389S0. There is NO chart for St Andrew sound. From Panama City go out into the Gulf of Mexico by way of St. Andrew's Pass. At the RED channel marker, #2, turn to port and hold a southeasterly course generally following the 30 to 40 foot depth contour for approximately 12 nautical miles. You should be straight south of the opening to the sound. Proceed toward the opening to a GPS location of: 30 00.000N 085 33.000W. You should now be just outside the sound and nearest the port side of the opening. The depth will should be around 12-15 feet. From that point you should be able to go on a heading of 35 degrees east of true north into St. Andrew Sound. Look carefully at the picture to see how far to the left in the opening the channel is. The gold 'X' on the attached photo shows an area where I have anchored in the past. You will see that St Andrew Sound is MUCH smaller than St Andrew Bay. It is also a LOT shallower. If you fish while you are there, you will likely catch a shark. WARNING Storms tend to rearrange the depth in this entrance, so I can't emphasize enough; USE YOUR EYES. PAY ATTENTION. PAY ATTENTION TO YOUR DEPTH SOUNDER. DON'T RELY SOLELY ON THESE DIRECTIONS. They were right a year ago, but may have changed since then.
I'm assuming you will put in at Panama City. You will need chart number M11389S0. There is NO chart for St Andrew sound. From Panama City go out into the Gulf of Mexico by way of St. Andrew's Pass. At the RED channel marker, #2, turn to port and hold a southeasterly course generally following the 30 to 40 foot depth contour for approximately 12 nautical miles. You should be straight south of the opening to the sound. Proceed toward the opening to a GPS location of: 30 00.000N 085 33.000W. You should now be just outside the sound and nearest the port side of the opening. The depth will should be around 12-15 feet. From that point you should be able to go on a heading of 35 degrees east of true north into St. Andrew Sound. Look carefully at the picture to see how far to the left in the opening the channel is. The gold 'X' on the attached photo shows an area where I have anchored in the past. You will see that St Andrew Sound is MUCH smaller than St Andrew Bay. It is also a LOT shallower. If you fish while you are there, you will likely catch a shark. WARNING Storms tend to rearrange the depth in this entrance, so I can't emphasize enough; USE YOUR EYES. PAY ATTENTION. PAY ATTENTION TO YOUR DEPTH SOUNDER. DON'T RELY SOLELY ON THESE DIRECTIONS. They were right a year ago, but may have changed since then.
Crooked Island redux
I have sailed to Crooked Island many times over the past several years. The pass can be very tricky. It is a very narrow inlet. The shallows on the west side are visible on a nice sunny day but the east side are not as obvious. Once inside, stay well clear of the point as it is very shallow there too. However, once inside, the first cove is pretty deep. If you are planning on anchoring where the X is on your picture, that is pretty deep too. Beware of shallows to the west. I got my Chrysler 22 stuck there last year. One other thing, keep an eye on the weather. That pass will kick up bad. Once, we were comming out and the seas got to 8 - 10' in a hurry. They were in quick duration too. We got air under our keel at the crest of eash wave. Then BAM as we tumbled down the trough. Once out of the pass, it was as if nothing was going on, just a light chop.
I have sailed to Crooked Island many times over the past several years. The pass can be very tricky. It is a very narrow inlet. The shallows on the west side are visible on a nice sunny day but the east side are not as obvious. Once inside, stay well clear of the point as it is very shallow there too. However, once inside, the first cove is pretty deep. If you are planning on anchoring where the X is on your picture, that is pretty deep too. Beware of shallows to the west. I got my Chrysler 22 stuck there last year. One other thing, keep an eye on the weather. That pass will kick up bad. Once, we were comming out and the seas got to 8 - 10' in a hurry. They were in quick duration too. We got air under our keel at the crest of eash wave. Then BAM as we tumbled down the trough. Once out of the pass, it was as if nothing was going on, just a light chop.
Sound - Bay
The difference between a sound and a bay is that a sound is open at both ends. Hence Long Island Sound but Chesapeake Bay.
The difference between a sound and a bay is that a sound is open at both ends. Hence Long Island Sound but Chesapeake Bay.
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