Background Information

Horseshoe Cove is a part of a salt marsh located on Sandy Hook, NJ (See Fig.1 and Fig. 2 below).  The cove is located at latitude - longitude coordinates of N 40.44316 and W 73.99681. At high tide the water is approximately 3-4 feet deep in the center of the water way that is fed from the northern marsh area. 

Fig. 1 - Image of Sandy Hook, NJ.  The "A" indicates the area of Horseshoe Cove

Fig. 2 - Image of Horseshoe Cove.  The red rectangle indicates the location of the competition