One of the fun things about traveling the ICW is that there
are many bridges. The high ones are
usually 66 feet or greater in height.
Since Silhouette's mast is 58 feet high (plus 3 feet for the antennas)
there is plenty of room.
The swing or bascule bridges range in height BUT all of
these must open for us to pass through.
The ICW cruising guide and Active Captain gives the schedule
for opening and tells the captain which VHF channel to use to hail the bridge
to open.
Most open on a schedule of every hour, every half hour or on
demand. We found that we always call as
some open when they say they won't others don't open when they say they will. Keeps the mariner on their toes.
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