AICW/Okeechobee Intersection - Click for Chartview

St. Lucie Inlet intersects the Waterway and the eastern genesis of the Okeechobee Waterway near Stuart, FL at AICW Statute Mile 987.

FLORIDA-INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY-PALM SHORES TO WEST PALM BEACH-ST LUCIE INLET: Hydraulic Dredge Operations.
Southwind Construction Corp will commence hydraulic dredging operations on or about June 28, 2013 in the crossroads ICWW & OWW Cuts 1, 4, 5 & 6 Crossroads near St. Lucie Inlet, Martin County, Florida. The Dredge WILKO and workboats Miss Leanne and Proud Mary will monitor channel 78 for passing arrangements or dredge cell (812-480-6761). There will be submerged and floating pipeline associated with dredging operation. Mariners are urged to transit at the slowest safe speed to minimize wake, and proceed with caution after passing arrangements have been made. Pipeline and vessels will be visibly lighted and marked according to Coast Guard regulations. Submerged pipeline will be positioned in the vicinity of the ICWW traversing southerly along the easternmost shoreline and outside of Seagrass areas to upland disposal site M5-DMMA. Operations will continue Monday through Sunday, 7 Days per Week, 24 Hours per Day until July 31, 2013. Land contact Mr. David Lynn (Foreman) Cell: 812-455-1770 or Mr. Richard Lassen (CQC Manager) Cell: 812-480-1740. For Further Information Contact: Mr. Darrell Stewart, Southwind Construction Corporation 812-867-7220. Chart 11472 and 11474

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Dredging was last completed on the Ponce Inlet Channel in August of 2012, but shoaling is always an issue here. Ponce Inlet (as it is known to all the locals) intersects the AICW Statute Mile 839.5, with a second southerly intersection near St. M. 843. Note that the welcome dredging reported below is in the inlet channel, NOT the AICW/Ponce Inlet intersections.

FLORIDA-ATLANTIC INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY-TOLOMATO RIVER TO PALM SHORES: Maintenance Dredge Operations.
Cavache Inc will commence dredging operations on or around June 17, 2013 in the vicinity of Ponce De Leon Inlet; just over four miles of the ICWW. The Dredge “MAYA CAELYN” will be disposing of material via floating, submerged and landward pipelines at the district owned MSA 434 site. Portions of the pipeline closest to the dredge will remain floating and will be marked with flashing lights at night. The remaining pipeline will run on the beach or sunk to allow boating traffic to enter the channels. Mariners are urged to stay clear of the area between the beach and the
dredge to avoid potential interference with the pipeline. Operations are expected to be completed on or about November 14, 2013. The “MAYA CAELYN” can be reached on VHF channels 7A, 13 and 16. Mariners are urged to transit at their slowest safe speed to minimize wake and proceed with caution after passing arrangements have been made. Further questions or additional information contact Mr. Anthony Cavo at (954) 347-8788. Chart 11484 and 11485

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Beach Marina flanks the eastern side of the AICW, immediately north of the high-rise McCormick Bridge, in the heart of Jacksonville Beach.

A great stop on our way North. Bryan was very helpful with navigation. Great live music at the restaurants.
Olivia and Bob

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Here’s a brief and very laudatory review of the largest marina between St. Augustine and Fort Pierce, Florida. We have always found Halifax Harbor, lying in the heart of downtown Daytona Beach, to be a totally first class operation.

Halifax Harbor in Daytona Beach, Fl is a great live aboard marina: well maintained, choice of floating or fixed, 24 hr. security, clean and well protected weather wise.
Don R,
m/v Andante

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The entrance channel leading to Fort Pierce City Marina, a SALTY SOUTHEAST CRUISERS’ NET SPONSOR, runs to the west, just south of the Fort Pierce high-rise bridge, and well north of unlighted daybeacon #188.

HAPPY FATHER’S DAY!!!

As I look out my window today I see nothing but blue skies and calm water. There is no breeze to speak of today and through the weekend it is expected to be no more than 5 to 10 knots coming from the southeast. The ocean is fairly calm at 2 to 3 feet and fairly smooth sailing on the intracoastal. As I have said many times over the last few years; in the summer in Florida there is always a 30 percent chance of afternoon showers, and that hasn’t changed. Our temperatures will be in the high 80′s and lows in the mid 70′s. Sunday should be a great day to celebrate Father’s Day, have a little lunch at the Tiki and then bring Dad in the gift shop and let him pick out his favorite T-shirt.

As The Propeller Turns:
Before I say to much, (which I do have a tendency to rattle on) I have to apologize to my fishing instructor (Bill). He was prepared to take me fishing on Tuesday and I ended up not being able to go. I can no longer berate him for not taking me. We do however have a trip planned for next week (weather permitting).

I had a first yesterday…. did you know that Iguanas can swim? Craig found a 2 to 4 foot Iguana on the bottom of a piling on D dock. He took a few pictures of him and when I saw them I was shocked. He said when he got up close the Iguana jumped into the water and swam away. I know they are really prevalent south of here but I have never seen one in our area. We used to have them run across the softball field when we played down south, and that was always enough to stop the game in mid pitch. Anyway, I think I will GOGGLE Iguanas and learn a little more about them and then I will fill you in.

Freddie asked me to add this today to the newsletter, so if you can help us out on this it would be greatly appreciated. Lately some folks are having trouble locating the black dock carts that the marina provides; so we would like to remind everyone of the recommended procedures for their use. If you are using a cart on the north side or at Fisherman’s Wharf please return it to a gated dock. If using a cart on the south side it can be stored in the area provided next to the Tiki Bar. Leaving carts in the parking lot greatly increases chances that they will become “lost”. When transporting fish or chemicals be sure it is a cart designated for such items and give it a thorough cleaning after. Keep in mind that the next person may be carrying luggage or groceries. If we all stick to this plan we can help ensure that a cart will be available when needed. Thank you for your cooperation.

If you know of anyone looking for a sailboat (used) we have recently placed a 31 foot Mariner (which is located on K dock)the government website: www.gov.com and go to boating or marine supplies for all the particulars.

In the next month or so the City of Fort Pierce will be starting a RECYCLING program. Be on the lookout for the blue containers.

This Weekend:
Farmers market from 8 to 12 and the arts and craft vendors will be here until 2pm.

Friday Fest is this Friday, which is rescheduled from last Friday. The band this week is “Cerveza”

Up Coming Events: Make Sure and Mark it on Your Calendar
6th Annual Treasure Coast Waterway Cleanup is scheduled for July 27th. This event covers Martin, St Lucie and Indian River Counties and approximately 1,000 volunteers. Last year they collected and recorded 7.6 tons of trash from approximately 125 miles of waterways. For more information on how you can be a volunteer or a sponsor, call April Price at 772-285-1646 or e-mail her at info@tcwaterwaycleanup.com. We will also be taking expired flares for disposal.

Treasure Coast Lionfish Safari is July 19th thru 21st. Captains meeting is Friday at 6:30 PM and fishing on Saturday and Sunday begins at sunrise until 5 PM. Prizes include Most Lionfish caught (2 day total) and largest and smallest Lionfish caught. For more information call Captain Don Voss at 772-528-0675 or visit www.treasurecoastlionfishsafari.com

Spend your 4th of July here at the Marina for a great afternoon of entertainment, food, drink and fabulous fireworks. This event will start at 4pm and go till 11pm. I will fill you in with more information as I receive it. Mainstreet will also be putting on Friday Fest the following night. Sounds like it will be a great fun filled family weekend.

Fishing Tournaments: For more information please visit our website at www.fortpiercecitymarina.comm
June 1, 2013 – SKA – Contact Terry Adkins at 912-729-7216 – RESCHEDULED FOR JUNE 21 ST AND JUNE 22 ND
August 31, 2013 – 4H Grand Slam – Contact Jodi Williams at 772-323-3594
September 7th – Summer Slam – Contact Joy Yancy at 772-201-6099

Diving Tournaments: Presented by Dive Odyssea
June 28th and 29th Lionfish Safari, to be held at the Fort Pierce city Marina. Details will be coming soon.

REMINDERS:
Our night dock attendant comes on duty at 10 pm. You can reach him at 772-979-4019 if you have any problems or concerns. If it is an emergency situation please call 911. If you see someone on the docks that doesn’t belong call 911.

***Our new web site is up and running. www.Fortpiercecitymarina.com will now have all the links that I have previously posted here on the newsletter. So instead of having to read all the way down on my newsletter you can go to our website and look for exactly the information you are looking for. Please let us know what you think of it.

Fuel Prices as of 6/13/2013
Diesel 4.019 less .10 Tenant/Boat US discount
Gas 4.349 less .10 Tenant/Boat US ***REC 90 OCTANE

**** Prices are subject to change without notice****

Fishing Report from TC Palm:
We are now linked to the World Famous Fisherman Ed Killer. His report can be found on the www.Fortpiercecitymarina.com

All charters are listed on our new website. www.fortpiercecitymarina.com

Sunrise Theatre Performances: For ticket information call the Sunrise Theatre at 772-461-4884
Summer box office hours from June 1st until August 15th are Monday thru Friday from 10 am to 2 pm
For upcoming shows please visit www.Sunrisetheatre.com

Black Box Performances:
Comedy Corner: Every 2nd and 4th Saturday of the Month

Jazz & Blues Society
Jazz Jams – Sunrise Black Box Theatre
For more information on the Jazz and Blues Society visit their website at www.jazzsociety.org

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All information supplied is subject to information acquired from various sources. Marina personnel and the City of Fort Pierce are not responsible for any changes that are made after we have given the information.

Anne Maurer
Fort Pierce City Marina

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Back in 2012 we published two articles about a truly bizarre proposal to partially fill northern Lake Worth (an area also known as, and referred to in the Press Release below as, “Turtle Cove”), supposedly to foster the growth of sea grasses. The real result would have been to render this very popular anchorage unfit for use by cruising size craft. See:

http://cruisersnet.net/?p=83837

and

http://cruisersnet.net/?p=97271

Originally, this proposal came from Palm Beach County, but through some sort of governmental alchemy, it was passed on to the US Army Corps of Engineers this year. As you will see in the highlighted portion of the Press Release below, the USACOE has, thankfully, decided NOT to proceed with this bizarre plan.
Hooray! Let’s hope this idea is dead and buried FOREVER!!!!

Little Lake Worth and Turtle Cove not part of proposed dredging project at Lake Worth Inlet
Posted 5/31/2013
Release no. 13-032

Contact
Amanda Ellison
904-232-1576

Jacksonville, Fla. – The Lake Worth Inlet Feasibility Study proposes to deepen and widen the Federal channel from Lake Worth Inlet to the Port of Palm Beach. Impacts to sea grasses and hardbottom resources are anticipated, therefore mitigation for these impacts are required.
Little Lake Worth and Turtle Cove are two of 10 proposed locations for sea grass and hardbottom mitigation due to impacts of the proposed widening and deepening of the port. Dredging of Turtle Cove is neither part of the proposed project nor part of the mitigation plan. The mitigation plan is discussed in Appendix D of the draft report which is located at:

http://www.saj.usace.army.mil/About/DivisionsOffices/Planning/EnvironmentalBranch/EnvironmentalDocuments.aspx#Palm_Beach

The Corps is currently coordinating with resource agencies for the mitigation plan. Locations for both sea grass and hardbottom mitigation have not been finalized. Concerns over the use of Little Lake Worth, Turtle Cove, or other proposed locations for mitigation will be considered and shared with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection and the National Marine Fisheries Service.Public review of the Draft Feasibility Report and Environmental Impact Statement for Lake Worth Inlet/Palm Beach Harbor will conclude on Monday, June 3rd. Upon conclusion of the public comment period, the project team will review all comments received, evaluate the comments, and make changes to the final report as appropriate.
Official comments may be submitted to Ms. Angela Dunn at 904-232-2108 or Angela.E.Dunn@usace.army.mil.

Florida politicians and land developers just keep writing Carl Hiassen’s next book plots for him, don’t they?
Pretty easy to figure out that this is the backup plan for the new Maule Lake Marina owners, after trying to stop anchoring there earlier and failing.
R. Holiman

Shoaling - Click for Chartview

We already have a Navigation Alert for the Sawpit Creek section of the AICW (south of Fernandina Beach, FL) – see http://cruisersnet.net/?p=114935 – but wanted to post this excellent information separately, hoping more cruisers will be able to take advantage of the data below.

I sailed past marker 45 northbound on May 20 at mid/ rising tide and noticed no shoaling. But on the return on May 25 at a rising mid tide I encountered a section 200 yrds south of marker 45 with depths of 5 feet. This reading caused me to immediately go to dead slow so as to evaluate my course. It appeared that I was in the middle of the channel, but as I navigate by paper chart and eyeball, I can’t prove it.
Perhaps “Sandy” moved in some additional sand last year after the dredge did it’s work?
During the above mentioned trip we were surprised by the odd placement of Can #45 in Sawpit Creek. But as it sits in a natural right hand turn in the creek, I assumed it meant shoaling to be found on the inner part of the arc.
Standard operation calls for favoring the outside of the turn in most cases, so we had no problem, just a bit more turn to the left going northbound.
G. Grizzard

We came through here at high tide on May 26th. We draw 5.5 ft. We ignored the charts and plotter, and backed up by aerial photographs, we imagined the east half of the channel as solid land. This suggested long gliding turn about 100-150 feet off the western bank from R50 to R48. [By hugging here, a quick swing east gives deeper water, but don't swing much.] In the vicinity of the surfaced ramp, we tucked in even more tightly to the west. Our lowest DS reading was 7.5 feet at high tide (range 5.4 at that time). Because of the wicked side-set and swirling, we only go through here 2-1 hours before high tide. It’s not surprising dredging isn’t all that effective here. Sand bars from Nassau Sound are being eaten away and deposited here via the old natural swash channel to the east. The towboat captain we talked to said most of his tows were people who had been side set into shallows before they realized what was happening.
Chris and Janet

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The entrance channel leading to Fort Pierce City Marina, a SALTY SOUTHEAST CRUISERS’ NET SPONSOR, runs to the west, just south of the Fort Pierce high-rise bridge, and well north of unlighted daybeacon #188.

Welcome to the month of June!!!
“When it rains it pours” that seems to be the saying so far for the month of June. I was happy to get some rain and have my grass green up and the flowers bloom, but I think I have had enough now. When it rains so much that I have to pay my lawn guy to come mow an extra time, then I know there has been to much rain, and it is not over yet. Our rain chances diminish some on Saturday and then slowly return to a normal summer rain schedule of 20 – 30% chance of rain daily. We will still have winds from the southeast at 15 to 20 knots and the seas will stay at about 3 to 5 feet. Our highs will be in the upper 80′s and lows in the mid 70′s. Point me to the pool….

As The Propeller Turns:
First of all if anyone has seen my unknown fishing instructor please let him know that I need a fishing trip. I keep hearing about everyone’s fishing expeditions and how successful our charter boat captains have been. It really puts me in the mood to fish. On another note I am excited to say that we are now taking requests for reservations on an annual basis for the new floating docks that are estimated to be ready in October of 2014. Each day I come to work I see new changes in the islands. In the next two weeks or so they will be completed. Hard to believe that phase one of the restoration is finishing up. For those of you that live here at the Marina you see the changes and feel the effects of the currents and the tides that are changing due to the islands and the construction. If you haven’t looked at the pictures on the website yet, you really need to the aerial views are fantastic. www.fortpiercecitymarina.com

Remember Father’s Day is the 16th of June, come visit us for those special gifts and say you saw it on the newsletter and receive a 15% discount.

If you know of anyone looking for a sailboat (used) we have recently placed a 31 foot Mariner (which is located on K dock)the government website: www.gov.com and go to boating or marine supplies for all the particulars.

In the next month or so the City of Fort Pierce will be starting a RECYCLING program. Be on the lookout for the blue containers.

This Weekend:
Farmers market from 8 to 12 and the arts and craft vendors will be here until 2pm.

Friday Fest is this Friday and hopefully the rain will be on its way out.

This Saturday June 8th at 7pm at the Sunrise Theatre the “Wings to Fly Dance Company” will be presenting “Life” an awe inspiring performance of song and dance. Sounds like a great way to spend an evening.

Up Coming Events: Make Sure and Mark it on Your Calendar
6th Annual Treasure Coast Waterway Cleanup is scheduled for July 27th. This event covers Martin, St Lucie and Indian River Counties and approximately 1,000 volunteers. Last year they collected and recorded 7.6 tons of trash from approximately 125 miles of waterways. For more information on how you can be a volunteer or a sponsor, call April Price at 772-285-1646 or e-mail her at info@tcwaterwaycleanup.com. We will also be taking expired flares for disposal.

Treasure Coast Lionfish Safari is July 19th thru 21st. Captains meeting is Friday at 6:30 PM and fishing on Saturday and Sunday begins at sunrise until 5 PM. Prizes include Most Lionfish caught (2 day total) and largest and smallest Lionfish caught. For more information call Captain Don Voss at 772-528-0675 or visit www.treasurecoastlionfishsafari.com

Spend your 4th of July here at the Marina for a great afternoon of entertainment, food, drink and fabulous fireworks. This event will start at 4pm and go till 11pm. I will fill you in with more information as I receive it. Mainstreet will also be putting on Friday Fest the following night. Sounds like it will be a great fun filled family weekend.

Fishing Tournaments: For more information please visit our website at www.fortpiercecitymarina.comm
June 1, 2013 – SKA – Contact Terry Adkins at 912-729-7216 – RESCHEDULED FOR JUNE 21 ST AND JUNE 22 ND
August 31, 2013 – 4H Grand Slam – Contact Jodi Williams at 772-323-3594
September 7th – Summer Slam – Contact Joy Yancy at 772-201-6099

Diving Tournaments: Presented by Dive Odyssea
11th Annual Treasure Coast Shootout – Spear Fishing tournament – June 8th and weigh-in will be on June 9th. Categories will include: Grouper, Snapper, Hogfish/Flounder, Trigger/Sheepshead, Jack/Cobia – call Dive Odyssea at 772-460-1771. The rules and entry form are now up on the website www.tcshootout.com.

June 28th and 29th Lionfish Safari, to be held at the Fort Pierce city Marina. Details will be coming soon.

REMINDERS:
Our night dock attendant comes on duty at 10 pm. You can reach him at 772-979-4019 if you have any problems or concerns. If it is an emergency situation please call 911. If you see someone on the docks that doesn’t belong call 911.

***Our new web site is up and running. www.Fortpiercecitymarina.com will now have all the links that I have previously posted here on the newsletter. So instead of having to read all the way down on my newsletter you can go to our website and look for exactly the information you are looking for. Please let us know what you think of it.

Fuel Prices as of 6/5/2013
Diesel 4.019 less .10 Tenant/Boat US discount
Gas 4.249 less .10 Tenant/Boat US ***REC 90 OCTANE

**** Prices are subject to change without notice****

Fishing Report from TC Palm:
We are now linked to the World Famous Fisherman Ed Killer. His report can be found on the www.Fortpiercecitymarina.com

All charters are listed on our new website. www.fortpiercecitymarina.com

Sunrise Theatre Performances: For ticket information call the Sunrise Theatre at 772-461-4884
Summer box office hours from June 1st until August 15th are Monday thru Friday from 10 am to 2 pm
For upcoming shows please visit www.Sunrisetheatre.com

Black Box Performances:
Comedy Corner: Every 2nd and 4th Saturday of the Month

Jazz & Blues Society
Jazz Jams – Sunrise Black Box Theatre
For more information on the Jazz and Blues Society visit their website at www.jazzsociety.org

On-going Events -Visit our website at www.fortpiercecitymarina.com
All information supplied is subject to information acquired from various sources. Marina personnel and the City of Fort Pierce are not responsible for any changes that are made after we have given the information.

Anne Maurer
Fort Pierce City Marina

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Beach Marine - Click for Chartview

Beach Marine guards the Waterway’s eastern banks, immediately north of the new B. B. McCormick high-rise bridge, in the heart of Jacksonville Beach, FL.

Beach Marine is a great stop. There is plenty of depth in an area with lots of skinny water. The restaurants are certainly likeable. Transients are usually put on a easy lay along. Stay safe,
Tom

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Cocoa Village Marina - Click for Chartview

Cocoa Village Marina occupies the mainland side of the Waterway, just north of the Cocoa bridge and only a few quick steps from the downtown Cocoa business district!

Stayed at Cocoa on our way south in April 2013 and were most impressed, the club house and facilities are great, and the marina is well kept and well run. The staff were kind and considerate. Access to town is easy, and we had a good dinner there.
Entry is a little strange, but they guide you in well, so listen and make sure you understand. We had no issues and loved out time there.

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St. Augustine City Marina - Click for Chartview

St. Augustine City Marina overlooks the western shoreline of the Waterway, just south of the Bridge of Lions.

We just love City Marina and St. Augustine. We berthed opposite the new dock area in mid May – and the new break water and wide access made in and out easy.
We live on Hilton Head, so strong tides are just a fact of life with us. Sorry if they worry some, but they are what they are, so go with the flow.
The marina has a great location, close to the Fort and Historic Downtown. It is a shuttle stop for the trolley tour and public transportation, and has access to a myriad of restaurants. Cabs are cheap and a trip to Super Walmart (about 6 miles est.) was about $10 each way.
The marina is clean, the rest rooms are updated, the internet worked, as do the washers and dryers, and the staff was hard working, kind and pleasant.
We stayed three nights. This is our sixth visit to City Marina, including one when we left the boat for two weeks. We have never had an issue and just love the place. The new Bridge of Lions is complete, so there is no bridge construction any more, and the view is wonderful without the cranes and barges. It is well run and is a truly down-town marina. I am sure they will see us again the next time we head south.
William Lawrenson

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Hutchinson Island Marriott Marina - Click for Chartview

Hutchinson Island Marriott Marina lies south-southeast of the Ernest Lyons/Highway AlA and north of marker #228, and a few miles north of the AICW’s intersection with the Okeechobee Waterway/St. Lucie River/St. Lucie Inlet.

We stayed at this marina on both the way down to Miami and again on the way back in May this year. One day on the way down became three, as we hit a really good weather window and just enjoyed the pool and facilities. Some folks say the fixed docks are a little high, but that is the only negative I heard. We were just fine. Great rest rooms and showers, clean marina, not expensive, Marriott luxury resort is attached and you get full rights – restaurants, pools with pool towels, golf and beach access and transportation around the complex. Publix (groceries) is within walking distance. We even watched a mom manatee and her baby 20ft. from the dock.
Get an inside or north side slip as the slips on the south side have no breakwater and looked lumpy when the SW wind got up. All slips have adequate finger dock with poles outside, so be ready to snag the poles on the way in.
It is thinly staffed (only the dock master) who leaves at 4:30PM, so you do not always get immediate attention. On the other side of that issue, he works hard to please his guests and is accommodating. It is a laid back friendly marina with many semi-permanent snowbirds hanging out there.
If you want a clean comfortable secure combo marina/luxury resort for a couple of days R&R (or longer), give this one a try.
William Lawrenson

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Bahia Mar Yachting Center - Click for Chartview

Bahia Mar Yachting Center is located along the Waterway’s eastern banks, south of Fort Lauderdale’s Las Olas Boulevard bridge.

Stayed at Bahia Mar mid May for four nights and loved it. We spent many happy hours at the pool and liked the catwalk over the road directly to the beach. The fitness center looked newly refurbished. The hotel facilities wee used were just fine. Staff were helpful and prompt. If you are looking for a combo marina/resort, this is a good one.
The prior cruiser mentioned security, so I feel obliged to comment on what we saw and heard. We went down to Key West overnight and left the boat with no issues. On our return our neighbors reported that a sailboat on the far end of our dock had been broken into. Security cameras supposedly showed no unauthorized access to the dock. Our neighbors had been questioned by the police as they appeared on the security video. They reported that the police thought it must have been thieves on a boat who came in from the ICW and hit the first yacht they came to – hard to defend against.
William Lawrenson

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Miami Beach Marina - Click for Chartview

Miami Beach Marina is found on the southwesternmost shores of Miami Beach, just west of the Government Cut Inlet.

Stayed a night – planned on two, but decided not to stay. The marina facilities are OK, but needed a good clean when we were there. The help was fine. Access to South Beach is great, and that is a fun place. Access to the ocean is also great, and the ride from the ICW past the cruise ships is very interesting. Police security is active around the cruise ships, so keep your distance from both the patrol boat and the ships.
We were located on the south end of the marina, and had constant surge from (I believe) the ocean and tides, as well as wakes from boats. It was awful. You are right next to a ship’s channel at the entrance to the Port of Miami. The two boats next to us were long term live-aboard residents, who had all types of mooring lines from their boats (8 on one and 9 on the other I recall – I ended up with 6) all to no apparent avail. They said they loved the location, and you get used the constant surge, wakes and currents. We felt that at the prices they charged, there had to be a better place to stay.
William Lawrenson

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Boca Raton Resort and Club Marina - Click for Chartview

Boca Raton Resort & Club Marina flanks the western banks of the combined Lake Boca Raton and ICW passage, north of marker #66.

Stayed a couple of nights and loved it. The Waldorf Boca Raton is beautiful and the facilities are just fabulous. The staff was helpful and we were given a great location close to the facilities. We are only 36ft, so were small by comparison to others in the slips, but were treated with great respect, as would any guest at the Waldorf.
The funniest thing is the Dock Masters Office. You enter these massive double wooden doors in this luxurious hallway to find a few cheap desks with the dock staff sitting around – as you would in a small start-up company.
The cloisters offered many an evenings solitude and the pool and towels were great.
You could call this marina expensive – it certainly was not cheap, but we were at the Waldorf Astoria and loved it. We would do it again in a flash.
William Lawrenson

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Titusville Municipal Marina - Click for Chartview

Located south-southeast of AICW marker #27, Titusville Municipal Marina is one of the best medium-sized, municpal marinas on the Eastern Florida coastline.

Stayed a night mid May 2013, as we did a couple of years back, and it was still as good as we remembered. The facilities might be a little dated, but are well maintained and are spotlessly clean. There is good access to town and shops, well within walking distance, and public transport if you don’t care to walk.
We were initially unhappy with the floating dock assigned to us, so they immediately accommodated our wish and moved us to a fixed dock.
Good ships store and good fuel dock. Great staff. Easy in and out from the ICW. Maybe not many frills and fancy’s but a good, solid, safe, well-run marina.
William Lawrenson

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Alligator Creek Anchorage - Click for Chartview

The entrance to Alligator Creek Anchorages lies north-northeast of the ICW’s unlighted daybeacon #36. The two recommended locations are above and below the mouth of Alligator Creek.

Anchored here on 4/13/13. Entered and exited by the south end. Came in near low tide and bounced twice. Have anchored here last year also and find holding is good. Current is not too bad and protection is good. Waited in morning for rising tide, no problem leaving. Would rate it a 3 because of the problems entering at a lower tide.
Has Royer s/v Skye

Anchored here last week to await next day high tide at Amelia River “1″
Entered at half tide (range was 7.1 ft) with 5.5 ft draft strongly favoring R”36″ and going mid-creek after that to the southern spot. Lowest reading was 12 feet (~8.5 ft at low water). Water ebb/flood out/in western leg did not come beyond center line of lower creek so we favored eastern side when anchoring. Otherwise it would be a bit swirly.
Speedboat traffic short cutting the oxbow makes it rolly here. Definitely need a low level anchor light that illuminates the boat — background lights in the trees on Amelia City side confuse the picture.
Chris and Janet

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