There was a fellow wondering around the marina the other day looking at all the boats and asking questions about the sail boats.  I couldn’t answer any of the sail boat rigging questions.  I have no clue.  BUT he was uncertain about the ICW and the channel coming into the marina. I could help him with that information since we had just come into the marina a day or two ago.  I am sure you all are wondering what I am talking about as well.  They look like road signs on the water.  Looking outward from the marina into the Indian River and ICW, do you see the the red markers are on the port side and the green markers are on the starboard.  Do you see them?

Channel markers – Red on the left. Green on the right

To better demonstrate the channel, I photographed a small trawler as it traveled along the ICW and looking like it was coming into the marina.  It was traveling south ( left to right ).  That little white boat on the left.  Looks like a windy day because of the wavy water.

South bound on the ICW

The boat is still in the ICW channel at this point.  As it slows to make the turn into the private marina channel.

Boat slowing down to enter the marina Channel

The boat has made the turn and is slowly coming toward me on the dock within the marina channel.  The markers are more visible in this view.

Boat coming to the dock in the middle of the channel

The boat is out of the channel and within the marina waters.  The boat looks like it is turning to the side dock for the night.

Boat turning to a side dock for the night

Makes sense?  We have very limited experience but all the marinas we have visited have similar markers to designate the deeper channel for boat travel.  Outside of those markers you can find pretty shallow waters.  I guess you could call these the “driveways” into the marinas.  Nice of them to show us the way?!

For your eyes only:

Sunrise – Coca, FL

Sunset – Cocoa, FL

Surface reflection is pretty cool!