It ultimately takes a boat to arrive at Sweetings Cay. There is neither an airport, road, or deep water port at the Cay. To actually enter the Sweetings Cay channel, a draft of 3 feet may be accommodated within 1 hour of local high tide. At low tide, the entrance may only carry 6 inches.

 

Team Karst has relied heavily on small boats in the past to carry heavy gear over from Florida. Islander, Z-Diver & Gabby 2 were used for the transit. In addition, a number of 10' inflatable boats were used to ferry crew & equipment into the more remote areas in & around the island. There is talk of a Packet Cat being used on future expeditions.

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High wing aircraft rated for window's open flight are used for the initial reconnaissance of the area of interest. Coarse GPS points are taken using a special technique to minimize velocity-induced errors. Later, a ground grew will home in on the actual cave entrances.