Three quick items:
One : Any guess as to what this is used for? It's near St. Marys GA, owned by the US Navy and must use a lot of electric current. There was a patrol boat making sure we didn't get too close.
Two : How do we find places to stop, either at a marina or at anchor? There are several published travel guides for use by cruisers, but we rely almost exclusively on a high-tech cruising guide produced by friends and fellow Castiners Jeff and Karen Siegel.
ActiveCaptain is Internet based and crowd sourced. If you have a computer you can log on and view charts with markers for marinas, anchorages, boatyards, bridge info, hazards such as obstructions or shoaling, and more. Almost all of the data input, including reviews and ratings, comes from other cruisers, and is very up to date. I can rate an anchorage and describe how well the anchor held, exposure to winds, scenery, etc. and other cruisers can then immediately read my comments.
We actually access the ActiveCaptain database as it is embedded into many chartplotter packages. So when I'm navigating with a chartplotter app on my iPad, the ActiveCaptain markers are right there. There might be a hazard flag up ahead so I'll click on that and read details on the degree of shoaling and recommended actions (such as 'stay to the green side here') input by other cruisers. Since its embedded into the chartplotter app I don't even need a live Internet connection as we travel. It's all very cool and extremely helpful.
If you want to do some armchair cruising you can join ActiveCaptain at activecaptain.com. Registering is free, then you can look ahead at our planned route and see the hazards, anchorages, etc. we will encounter. Reading boaters' comments is always interesting, well at least to me.
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