If that is the same as Ponce de Leon Inlet then I did it in some dusty weather a few years ago.
We left Pt Canaveral in calm weather but it made up as the day went on. By afternoon we were battered by a headwind in our struggle to get to the Ponce inlet and were taking green over the bow with almost every wave. Approaching from the south, we saw lots of breakers on the south lip of the inlet but a wonderful jetty on the north lip. I headed straight for the light at the end of the jetty and when I got there the seas settled right down. I turned and went in with great gratitude for the inlet. There was twenty feet or so all the way in until the water spread out in three directions and got really shallow. We did hit the bottom then once or twice in the darkness but did eventually find the channel to anchor near a marina at the far end of the northern branch. The inlet was a god-send for us and we found it easy and deep, at least on the offshore part. As you get inside the beaches and spreads out it does get tricky but there is deep water there if you navigate carefully even for my eight foot draft. Norm S/V Bandersnatch Lying Gloucester MA ----- Original Message ----- From: bella To: [email protected] Sent: 9/9/2009 5:08:53 PM Subject: Re: [Liveaboard] St. Augustine Local Knowledge, please As the inlet to New Smyrna to that list of to interesting for words inlets on the East Coast Fla coast..
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