Savannah
River, Georgia
Oceanside…
Starting
at the RW “T” MO (“A”) buoy from Offshore,
head to the G ”1” and R “2” buoy.
I’ve
cut in a few buoys coming up from the South, but it is always good
to follow the buoys. This is a long Inlet entrance and there are
shoals on either side. This is also used by Commercial traffic.
At
buoys G “7” and R “8” the channel turns
slightly starboard heading (approx) NW and again turns to port at
buoys G “13” and R “14” heading (approx) W.
The
channel again turns slightly more to port at buoys G “17”
and R “18”
At
G “25” and R “24” it turns to starboard
slightly and you have land on either side.
Follow
the buoy system right into Savannah.
I
go down Wilmington River to Thunderbolt Marina and keep my boat
there. In Savannah itself, there is Dockage at the Waterfront
(Inexpensive I was told)…but the Current brings along with it
some wood and branch debris…some rather large, so be aware. At
Thunderbolt Marina, there is that current to contend with, but not
much debris.
Once
before I was heading into the Savannah River from Offshore, and hit a
Fog bank about a half mile in. It was like the Twilight Zone…a
thick curtain of Fog was dead ahead…just like a curtain…could
not see a thing past it…thick , thick, thick. As we entered,
we were enveloped from bow to stern…looking behind actually
vanished. Thanks to Radar we kept seeing the buoys…I’d
say if you were 30’ away, you’d miss seeing the buoy. A
small Coast Guard vessel approached, (saw the vessel on Radar) and
asked if we’d seen a vessel in distress. We had not, and the
Coast Guard vessel eerily got consumed by the Fog just yards
away…They just vanished, it was so thick.
Thunderbolt Marina | 
River Front |
**This is only to be used as a guide and prudent Captains will always refer to proper sources for Navigation, such as US Government Charts & Books
