Big Bayou Anchorage Navigational Advice (Western Shore of Tampa Bay, south of St. Petersburg)
Many, many thanks to “Local Sailor” for providing the very specific navigational advice below to facilitate a safe entrance into the Big Bayou Anchorage. This posting is in response to an earlier Cruisers’ Net article about anchorage no longer being allowed in St. Petersburg’s Vinoy Basin. As part of that posting, we listed other anchoring alternative in the area, of which Big Bayou is one. Now, with “Local Sailor’s” advice, we can feel a bit more confident about this anchor down spot.
By the by, I checked my notes which resulted from our last research trip to these waters, and “Local Sailor” is right on the proverbial money!
This is a tricky one, if you’re not very familiar with it.
1. If you are sailing in from the Bay you would need to approach from the North and make the turn to Starboard.
2. There is a 90+ degree turn to port at the back side of the bayou.
3. The anchorage area is pretty full of derelict boats also so’¦.watch your scope.
Local Sailor
Click Here To Open A Chart View Window, Zoomed To the Location of the Big Bayou Anchorage
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