Martin Veiner, What's the "SM" number mean? I've been on the water forever and have never heard of that designation. I'll bet few others have heard of it either, unless of course, I am the only dummy here ... which is entirely possible. Fred Tug 44 ---------------------------------------- From: "veiner@juno.com" <veiner@juno.com> Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2008 10:00 AM To: great-loop@lists.samurai.com Subject: Re: GL: Sterling Lady in Lantana Follow up suggestion: For you loopers are writing to us armchair sailors, why not just say: I am at Lantana (SM 1030.0), or I will anchor at Peck Lake (SM 992.5). Just take a look at your plotter or chart. That way, we will be able to find that perfect anchorage or watering hole ourselves. Incidentally, I suggest very strongly avoiding Peck Lake on weekends because of the wakes from large sport fishermen cruising the ICW, just coming out of a "No Wake" manatee zone. They hit their throttles full open to get up on a plane and the wash they leave is uncomfortable for all night anchoring. Better you stay at the Peck Lake anchorage during the day and have an enjoyable time on that wonderful beach that stretches for miles. Pull anchor and head up to Manatee pocket for a quiet evening and some great restaurants to choose from (especially the old Neptune if you like fresh seafood). Peck lake is not bad during the week. Have fun! Martin Veiner ____________________________________________________________ Free quote and debt consolidation information. Click Here. http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2131/fc/Ioyw6iifR5dd5UEU6DFdunU6u6UHH9bQ6 hkZjHiMw9dHMuQ9xFVIGE/ _______________________________________________ http://lists.samurai.com/mailman/listinfo/great-loop To modify your Great-Loop subscription options (change email address, unsubscribe, etc.) go to: http://lists.samurai.com/mailman/options/great-loop

"SM" refers to the statute mile on the Atlantic ICW, beginning at Norfolk VA and heading south. On the charts the SM is identified every 5 miles along the ICW magenta (red, pink, mauve?) line. Wade Ehlen Albin 36 Miss Happ New Bern NC --- On Thu, 8/21/08, fred <fred@tug44.org> wrote: > To: great-loop@lists.samurai.com > Date: Thursday, August 21, 2008, 10:12 AM > Martin Veiner, > > What's the "SM" number mean? I've been > on the water forever > and have never heard of that designation. I'll bet few > others have heard of > it either, unless of course, I am the only dummy here ... > which is entirely > possible. > > Fred > Tug 44 > > ---------------------------------------- > From: > "veiner@juno.com" <veiner@juno.com> > Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2008 10:00 AM > To: great-loop@lists.samurai.com > Subject: Re: GL: Sterling Lady in Lantana > Follow up suggestion: > > For you loopers are writing to us armchair sailors, > why not just say: I am at > Lantana (SM 1030.0), or I will anchor at Peck Lake > (SM 992.5). Just take a > look at your plotter or chart. > > That way, we will > be able to find that perfect anchorage or watering hole > ourselves. > Incidentally, I suggest very strongly avoiding Peck Lake on > weekends because > of the wakes from large sport fishermen cruising the ICW, > just coming out of a > "No Wake" manatee zone. They hit their throttles > full open to get up on a > plane and the wash they leave is uncomfortable for all > night anchoring. > Better you stay at the Peck Lake anchorage during the day > and have an > enjoyable time on that wonderful beach that stretches for > miles. Pull anchor > and head up to Manatee pocket for a quiet evening and some > great restaurants > to choose from (especially the old Neptune if you like > fresh seafood). > > Peck > lake is not bad during the week. Have fun! Martin Veiner > ____________________________________________________________ > Free quote and > debt consolidation information. Click Here. > http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2131/fc/Ioyw6iifR5dd5UEU6DFdunU6u6UHH9bQ6 > hkZjHiMw9dHMuQ9xFVIGE/ > _______________________________________________ > http://lists.samurai.com/mailman/listinfo/great-loop > > To modify your > Great-Loop subscription options (change email address, > unsubscribe, etc.) go > to: http://lists.samurai.com/mailman/options/great-loop > _______________________________________________ > http://lists.samurai.com/mailman/listinfo/great-loop > > To modify your Great-Loop subscription options (change > email address, > unsubscribe, etc.) go to: > http://lists.samurai.com/mailman/options/great-loop