Comments on: In Migael’s Wake | Penrose Point State Park http://threesheetsnw.com/blog/archives/4675 Three Sheets Northwest Boating News Wed, 28 Jul 2010 19:29:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Douglas Young http://threesheetsnw.com/blog/archives/4675/comment-page-1#comment-340 Douglas Young Sat, 12 Sep 2009 14:24:30 +0000 http://www.threesheetsnw.com/?p=4675#comment-340 With regard to size of boats on those park bouys. Up to 50' is the rule and the bouy placards may also include some weight restictions . At low tide there is not enough room for a large boat to swing. It's even more treachorous if your on a sailboat with much draft. I addition to the tight space at low tide is the fact that you are placing your boat on an unknown chain. I wonder when the last time those bouy chains were inspected or tested. The best recomendation I can give you for a larger boat is to go into the middle of the area just past the bouy's and slightly west. If you watch your depth meter as you aproach aprox 100 yard off of the wood embankment you gage should go from 20' up to 40'. I have anchored in that area and the holding is good with plenty of depth at low tide. Stay out of the entrance to the marina as it shoals out. Here is a great link for you to have a look at. You can clearly see Mayo cove and the deeper waters at its center. http://demo.geogarage.com/noaa/ The doted lines represent the shoal area with one fathom or less and its close proximity to the bouy's. By the way we wish we were going to. Watch your charts and avoid the spit. At low tide you can walk out for about 1/3 of a mile to the erant boulder at it's point It should make for a great time exploring at low tide. With regard to size of boats on those park bouys. Up to 50′ is the rule and the bouy placards may also include some weight restictions . At low tide there is not enough room for a large boat to swing. It’s even more treachorous if your on a sailboat with much draft. I addition to the tight space at low tide is the fact that you are placing your boat on an unknown chain. I wonder when the last time those bouy chains were inspected or tested. The best recomendation I can give you for a larger boat is to go into the middle of the area just past the bouy’s and slightly west. If you watch your depth meter as you aproach aprox 100 yard off of the wood embankment you gage should go from 20′ up to 40′. I have anchored in that area and the holding is good with plenty of depth at low tide. Stay out of the entrance to the marina as it shoals out.
Here is a great link for you to have a look at. You can clearly see Mayo cove and the deeper waters at its center.
http://demo.geogarage.com/noaa/
The doted lines represent the shoal area with one fathom or less and its close proximity to the bouy’s. By the way we wish we were going to. Watch your charts and avoid the spit. At low tide you can walk out for about 1/3 of a mile to the erant boulder at it’s point It should make for a great time exploring at low tide.

]]> By: Admin http://threesheetsnw.com/blog/archives/4675/comment-page-1#comment-337 Admin Wed, 09 Sep 2009 18:21:06 +0000 http://www.threesheetsnw.com/?p=4675#comment-337 Hi Jeff, Judging by the picture on the homepage, I'd say not much. I haven't actually tied to the float, other than in a dinghy, but you may want to grab a mooring ball first. Don't want that lovely Islander touching bottom :) Hi Jeff,

Judging by the picture on the homepage, I’d say not much. I haven’t actually tied to the float, other than in a dinghy, but you may want to grab a mooring ball first. Don’t want that lovely Islander touching bottom :)

]]> By: Jeff Orlando http://threesheetsnw.com/blog/archives/4675/comment-page-1#comment-336 Jeff Orlando Wed, 09 Sep 2009 17:58:46 +0000 http://www.threesheetsnw.com/?p=4675#comment-336 I'm going to Penrose next week. There are some morning minus tides. I've seen large sailboats tied on the inside of the park float. Does anybody know the recent actual depths at zero tide around that float? I’m going to Penrose next week. There are some morning minus tides. I’ve seen large sailboats tied on the inside of the park float. Does anybody know the recent actual depths at zero tide around that float?

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