SAILING through GEORGIA | Catching blue CRABS (ICW) [Wildly Intrepid Sailing Ep 92]
4 June 2020 · 20 min · 1K views · Tom Creek
What this video covers
Navigating the Intracoastal Waterway (ICW) through Georgia requires constant attention to shoaling and narrow, winding channels. The crew of a 5'3" draft vessel maintains a strict watch on depth sounders and chart overlays to avoid grounding, noting that many sections marked as shallow or red on charts have been dredged or are deeper at high tide.5:48 The transit involves frequent zigzagging through grassland, which the crew finds inefficient compared to offshore routes.7:39 During the passage, the crew assists buddy boaters on the vessel *North and Wind* after they run aground on a sandbar at low tide.10:28 The crew supplements their provisions by catching blue crabs using raw chicken drumsticks as bait, noting that legal males must exceed five inches in length.15:50 After reaching Fernandina Beach, Florida, the crew experiences a temporary depth sounder failure while approaching Jacksonville.19:57 The transit highlights the necessity of monitoring tidal states and channel markers to navigate the shifting sands of the Georgia ICW.
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