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Descant · 03-01-2014, 11:43 PM

I hope there will be postings here when the GPS chips are updated. In the meantime sounds like my 1956 tan and blue chart is coming back into favor.

Who remembers when there were three red buoys on the northeast side of the Hole in the Wall? The intent was to go close to shore either way, and around all three regardless of compass heading. Much confusion. Eventually the rocks and the buoys were removed. I guess the penguin protectors won't allow blowing up single rocks anymore, just as contractors can no longer mine the Witches for breakwater materials.

We used to hear a story about a boat getting hung up in the middle of those three buoys and another boat putting great effort into pulling them off, to no avail. Eventually, as it started to get dark, they gave up and offerefed the men a ride. When the three men on board came to the gunwale to offload, the boat slid off the rock and they were on their way again.

03-01-2014, 11:43 PM	#20
Descant Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Merrimack and Welch Island Posts: 4,475 Thanks: 1,387 Thanked 1,667 Times in 1,086 Posts	Gps I hope there will be postings here when the GPS chips are updated. In the meantime sounds like my 1956 tan and blue chart is coming back into favor. Who remembers when there were three red buoys on the northeast side of the Hole in the Wall? The intent was to go close to shore either way, and around all three regardless of compass heading. Much confusion. Eventually the rocks and the buoys were removed. I guess the penguin protectors won't allow blowing up single rocks anymore, just as contractors can no longer mine the Witches for breakwater materials. We used to hear a story about a boat getting hung up in the middle of those three buoys and another boat putting great effort into pulling them off, to no avail. Eventually, as it started to get dark, they gave up and offerefed the men a ride. When the three men on board came to the gunwale to offload, the boat slid off the rock and they were on their way again.