LBI Trip planning help
 

I am planning a trip with 2 other boats in two weekends from now and we are looking to stay at a nice marina around LBI. Can anyone recommend a place, the ultimate location would have a restaurant, pool and be close walking distance to the beach.

I have looked into Key Harbor Marina in Waretown, it looks to be a nice marina but it is on the opposite side of the bay.

Also any advice on enetering the Barnegat Inlet would be greatly appreciated, I know this to be a very dangerous and tricky inlet from yrs ago.

Thanks for the help,
JB

JB:

I have done this trip from Stoney Point, north of the Tappan Zee Bridge, a few times.

I would recommend coming inside at the Manasquan inlet, then follow ICW through the Point Pleasant Canal. There are a number of places for fuel in Manasquan and after the canal. Continue south on the ICW through Barnegat Bay.

On the north end of LBI there are a number of marinas in Barnegat Light. For more action, I would continue south to Surf City, Ship Bottom or Brant Beach. You could also go further south to Beach Haven and find plenty of marinas close to restaurants and the beach.

I have not lived there for five years so the names of the marinas have all probably changed. Sorry to not have more specifics.

TC

Beach Haven Yacht club, or refer to the "Inland Waterway Guide" free online

Thanks guys for the info.

JB

If your in Barnaget Bay, head down Forked River. It's safe. You have a handful of Marina's to chose from. Southwinds Harbor usually has a good night life with transiet slips. Captains Inn has a dockside bar, where you can also get a slip and spend the night. Also if you have any children your only a walk down the road from a great ice cream place (Mrs. Walkers). You then have tall oaks, silver cloud, and wilberts marina, further down the river. My father keeps his 31PC at silver cloud, real nice facilities (showers and bathrooms), staff is really nice as well are the people.

i would recomend staying in beach haven. plenty to do, food, amusment park for kids. if you come into the barnagat inlet you want to approach it from the south side and come in from the far outside marker. its pretty easy if you just follow the bigger boys coming in. i wouldn,t do it at night. there are rocks on the north side just off the seaside/ island beach point that are unseeable so come in from the far outside and follow the channel exactly. its very well marked. have fun, it sounds like a nice trip. ps: stay on the island though because the green heads like the mainland side alot.. mark :drink:

Mark thank you for all the good info and the cautions on Barnegat inlet.

JB

Nice trip, my wife and I love that trip!!!

Morisons (spelling) is another Marina you can stay at, it's in Beach Haven and as Joe said, BH Yacht Club. My wife and I really like staying in Beach Haven as apposed to the more northerly parts of the island. Last time we stayed there the shower facilities were nice and they provided us with bicycles that we used for transportation during our stay. It's a 5-10 minute walk to the beach and lots to do!

When the ocean is calm we run the outside all the way down but if it gets bumpy you can always come in Manasquan or Barnegat. Manasquan you'll have to deal with the canal which will add 45 minutes to your trip and lots of no-wake zones. Barnegat, make sure you follow your GPS!! Also from Barnegat you have a lot of no-wake zones in the ICW. You can run away from the ICW but I wouldn't recommend it unless you're with someone you know.

My wife and I say those were some of the best boating trips we ever took and we've gone to a lot of other places!

Man, I miss those days!!! Can't wait for my girl to get a little older so we can go back again!

Frank

if you come in barnagat light you won,t hit any nw zones until you hit brant beach about 1 1/2 miles past manahawkin bridge. that one is 5 min long. second one will be very close to morrisins marina. it is very nice there and secure like panther said. great location for everything... have fun,,,, mark :drink:

Its a great bay to boat in , like the others have said Barnegat Inlet can be a little crazy for a first timer , if you are not in a hurry Manasquan is much easier, Key Harbor is a nice marina with a great resturant, ate there this past Sat night, if you do stay there, you can go across the bay and anchor at Tices Shoal and walk to the beach , we are there every weekend, along with hundreds of boats , I am sure you will enjoy anywhere you stay in that area , Good Luck and Enjoy our area !!

jwheels, it looks like we are set to stay at Key Harbor for at least the first night. Can you give me some direction on how to get to Tices shoals and what cautions to look out for? Sounds like a good place to hang out for the day.

Thanks for your help,
JB

JB. Key Harbor is nice and Tice's def a great place to spend the day! From Key Harbor, Tice's Shoal is just a little north, bout 4-5mi and then about 2-3mi across the bay. You will be on the northern side of the Barnegat Lighthouse Inlet, right up on shoreline of Island Beach State Park. From marina (on west side of Barnegat Bay) just head up the ICW to Forked River bouy and then head east. The water is clear all the way across from that point. On a clear day you CAN'T miss it.

Forked River, as mentioned, has few good spots too, only a couple miles from Key Harbor, on same side of bay. Southwinds, Capt's Inn 2 good spots to hang for couple cold ones.

What day you plan on hitting Tices? I'll be there this weekend gimme a call 732.300.5222 Chris 35' Cigarette

Hey Chris,

Thanks for the info and your no#

We plan to arrive at Key Harbor sometime around noon/1:00, we will be looking to hang out with you at tices shoal later Sat afternoon. I will give you a ring once we are close to tices shoal.

We are thinking about taking a run down to Trump Marina on Sunday to hang out, is it worth doing? I am not into the gambling thing but would like to hang out on the deck and take in the sights while sucking down some suds. :drink:

Weather is supposed to be great this weekend.

JB

Hey JB,

we will be out on Sunday probally Tices Shoals or Southwinds, AC is a bit of a trip if you go inside , water can be very shallow and if the west wind is in , green flys will kill you cause of no wake zones, I will be around Sat and Sun , would be great to meet new people , so give me a call on my cell if you want and maybe we can meet up 732-614-2900, if not have a great time,

John

with a 38 fastec you should have no problem running outside to trumps. same deal goes for ac inlet, outside marker straight in to inlet. trumps is on left side before the first bridge. running the inside past holgate can be tricky. channel in some spots can be narrow and tight... mark

Looks like we might have 3-4 boats running to AC on Sunday from the LBI Bridge

call our marina, shelter harbor marina in beach haven. protected marina, pool, walking distance to everything
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Oh yeah JB Trumps is def worth the ride, and I don't gamble either :cool: but run it on the outside for sure. About 1hr or less run from Barnegat Light down to AC inlet. Just watch around the Holgate Inlet for breakers, rounding the southern tip of LBI. Stay outside of those and then it's straight run to the casinos. Gotta work on Sunday or I'd consider running with you guys, Joe D does it all the time. Run with those guys and you'll be just fine ... either inside or out.

Talk to you more on Saturday, weather permitting. :evilb:

I just finished changing oil & filters tonight, I wish I could leave Friday, the weather is supposed to be perfect all day.

I am really getting pumped up for this trip, had a new bimini top and full enclosure completed, and the weather is supposed to be very good through Tue. This will be the first boat trip my wife & I take solo without the kids, kind a wish I had them with us, but it was planned as a no kid trip.

Thanks to all of you for the info, it is a big help and I will reach out to both NJ & Jwheels hopefully sometime Sat when we arrive close to tices shoals.

JB

Cool, maybe I'll see you heading south as you pass Sandy Hook!

Have fun!!!

The trip was a great success.... we had good water, good weather and lot's of fun.

We stayed at Key Harbor Marina in Waretown, they could not have been nicer to us, the owner of the marina Fred and his staff were all very accommodating, would definitely stay there again on our next trip to LBI.

We arrived Sat noonish and after tying up we hit the pool and popped the cold ones so we never left the marina to make it over to Tices Shoal, we ended up there on Sunday afternoon after the morning rain cleared out. What a cool place to hang out and party & there was a lot of that going on....

We had a great ride back North on Monday, the ocean was smooth but it sure was hot when you stopped. Any trip made with no problems is a great trip and this was one of them.

Thanks again to all the info provided for us.

Now looking to go to Sandy Hook for the Sat party we heard about, anyone have details on this???

JB

I'll be heading up to Sandy Hook from Lanoka Harbor (exactly where you were last weekend!) I'll catch up to you somewhere JB!! :cool: :D Sorry missed you on Saturday was awaiting a phone call till about 4pm .. didn't upset my plans or anything just on HIGH ALERT for my cell phone to ring! LOL

Frank's got the scoop on Sandy Hook gig. Panther over here and Geronimo over "there". I am not at all familiar with this place, as I've never had the pleasure ... yet!! Though plan on changing that this weekend ... weather is looking good so far :)

NJ, my apologies for not calling.... I am glad however I did not disrupt your day. I owe you a couple of cold ones when we do catch up.

Let me know if you are definetly going to Sandy Hook on Sat, I am trying to find out the details (times, location and a couple of OSO'ers to cacth up with).

JB

As of this moment I am definitely going! Just don't know where to!?!?!?:eek::drink:

Panther - post some cool Google stuff with site location and coordinates!

Saturday the 15th, all day event! It's located in Spermacetti Cove near Sandy Hook. There are two ways to get to the island via the false channel. One is coming in from the bay side, the other from the land side. If you have a color GPS you can see exactly where the false channel is on the map. You have 8-10 ft of water in the false (unmarked) channel and I continually run thru it on plane.
http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/ev...d=111514628716

When you get close just give me a call and I'll guide you in. I'll PM you my phone number. If you need anything else just let me know!

Here are appox. gps coordinates;
40°25'4.89"N
73°59'35.56"W

Also, here's a picture of the lay-out. The yellow line is the main channel. The white line is the false channel. The shaded areas are low water. The red line is a submurged sea wall, DO NOT go past it.

When coming in for the first time, I recommend entering from the land side and follow some boats ahead of you. Come down the channel until you reach a large buldhead, about 1/2 mile once in the no-wake zone. You turn left and head a bit south of the tip of the island. Then come in towards the island and when the tip of the island is equal with your boat you turn left again, heading north into the cove.

If you would like to get a spot on the beach I'd recommend getting there early, if not bring a tube of raft to get to shore.

Here's a nice clear satellite picture of the false channel.
http://www.bing.com/maps/default.asp...cl=1&encType=1

Thanks Frank! :cool: See ya in a few :evilb: