RattleTrap - if I am not mistaken, you are coming FROM Fay's direction.
With that said, if you are going to the Weirs/ Meredith area for the first time and it is past 11:00a on a Saturday then your best "first" tour is to simply go under the Governor's bridge.... keeping in mind that the NWZ on the Fay's side starts 150ft from the bridge (not the FL 43 as some think) but does not end on the Weirs side until FL 69.
As far as the area you are looking at -- it is NOT as intimidating as the map shows -- IF THE BOATING TRAFFIC is high volume, it will be quite easy to discern the no wake passage on FL 2 side .... problem with the FL44 North side (which I agree is much easier/faster despite the longer distance- once you know & are familiar with it) is that wayyyyy too many boats "cut through" the markers improperly and inevitably (being your first passage) you will question yourself -- which you do not want on an extremely busy day.
Use a Sunday morning or weekday to explore the FL44 side, approach it from both directions a couple of times and you will find it quite easy --- as others said -- IGNORE other boaters !!
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