Swift Passage

Inlets are essentially nautical highways. They are as hectic as their roadside counterparts, but with the added challenge of changing depths, tidal flows, winds and boat traffic. Passage through any inlet is rarely the same twice, which is why situational awareness is always the key to safety.

That situational awareness should start when you’re on approach from the ocean. It’s not always easy to predict the sea state near the inlet. A mile out, conditions can be flat calm, but at the inlet’s mouth—where the inflowing