New Fuel and Dockage Survey Posted (Explorer Chartbooks)

A new Fuel and Dockage Survey has been conducted and posted on June 18.  Diesel and gasoline prices changed little this month.

The June 18, 2014, Fuel and Dockage Prices survey is available on the Explorer website at www.explorercharts.com.

GROUPER OPENING SEASON FESTIVAL WEEKEND - Treasure Cay Marina

Treasure Cay Resort is holding a Grouper Opening Season Festival Weekend February 27 to March 3, 2014. Treasure Cay Marina is offering dockage and dinner specials for vessels for both the Saturday Grouper Opening season and the Manager’s Golf Tournament March 8th.

For more details go to www.Treasurecay.com or call 242 365 8801.

Bimini Ocean Ship Pier Under Construction (Explorer Chartbooks)

Construction of an ocean ship pier has begun off the west coast of North Bimini near the Bimini Bay Resort.  The current offshore end of the construction site is near 25° 45.054′ N/79° 17.270′ W. The construction currently consists of large steel pilings, floating hawsers, and possible underwater obstructions. It is unknown at this time what characteristics of any lights in the area may be. Mariners traveling the area should use caution and steer well clear of the area. (Posted February 4, 2014)

Anchorage in North Bimini (Explorer Chartbooks)

Anchorage in North Bimini just south of Bimini Bay Resort (aka: Resorts World Bimini) is now a turning basin for seaplanes but area is not defined. There is a seaplane mooring with two red balls which is used when two planes are in at same time! On your own to figure out where planes will reach in their turn toward the dock. Dock master may or may not shout you out of the way!

New Finger Pier Slips At The Green Turtle Club (Explorer Chartbooks)

The Green Turtle Club has completed dredging and building six new finger piers, increasing the number of finger pier slips for deeper draft vessels. The channel into White Sound, where the Green Turtle Club and the Bluff House are located, was dredged to a controlling depth of seven feet (2.1 meters) this past summer.

Both marinas are now offering “dollars for dockage” specials. What ever amount you spend in their restaurants and bars will be deducted from the amount of your dockage. If your restaurant and bar bill is greater than your dockage; your dockage is free.