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117. Maximo Point Anchorage
Lat/Lon: near 27 42.524 North/082 41.082 West
Location: found north of unlighted daybeacon #7
Minimum Depth: 7-feet
Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 45 feet
Foul Weather Shelter: Good, in fall but strong western winds
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118. Gulfport Anchorage/Mooring Field
Lat/Lon: near 27 44.072 North/082 42.316 West
Location: lies along the northern shores of Boca Ciega Bay, south, southeast of the charted Gulfport fishing pier
Minimum Depth: 5-7 feet
Swing Room: unlimited
Foul Weather Shelter: fair, open to southern and southwestern winds
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119. Mud Key Channel Anchorage
Statute Mile 114
Lat/Lon: near 27 42.434 North/082 43.692 West
Location: found north of unlighted daybeacon #25 on the southern cove making off from Mud Key Channel’s easterly entrance
Minimum Depth: 5-feet
Swing Room: sufficient swinging room for vessels as large as 36 feet
Foul Weather Shelter: excellent
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120. Big McPherson Bayou Outer Anchorage
Statute Mile 114
Lat/Lon: near 27 42.645 North/082 43.863 West
Location: found at the mouth of the first stream that comes abeam to the northeast as you enter Big McPerhson Bayou, immediately north of the Pinellas Bayway Bridge (northern “C” half)
Minimum Depth: 6 feet
Swing Room: sufficient swinging room for vessels as large as 38 feet
Foul Weather Shelter: excellent
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121. Big McPherson Bayou Inner Anchorage
Statute Mile 114
Lat/Lon: near 27 42.747 North/082 43.989 West
Location: found in the charted 7- and 9-foot cove making off to the north, just east of the bayou’s sharp turn to the north
Minimum Depth: 7-feet
Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 34 feet only
Foul Weather Shelter: excellent
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122. St. Petersburg Beach Anchorage
Statute Mile 116
Lat/Lon: near 27 44.154 North/082 44.079 West
Location: will be discovered on charted deep water between the two artificial islets, southwest of unlighted daybeacon #33
Minimum Depth: 5 feet
Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 45 feet
Foul Weather Shelter: fair, open to eastern and northeastern winds
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123. Waterway Anchorage South
Statute Mile 118
Lat/Lon: near 27 45.929 North/082 45.115 West
Location: found in the deep water east of flashing daybeacon #14
Minimum Depth: 6-feet, but you must successfully bypass an unmarked shoal to maintain these depths
Swing Room: sufficient swinging room for vessels as large as 38 feet
Foul Weather Shelter: good
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124. Waterway Anchorage North
Statute Mile 118
Lat/Lon: near 27 46.018 North/082 45.086 West
Location: will be discovered in the deep water east of flashing daybeacon #14
Minimum Depth: 6-feet depths, but you must successfully bypass an unmarked shoal to maintain these depths
Swing Room: sufficient swinging room for vessels as large as 34 feet
Foul Weather Shelter: good
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125. Isle of Palms Anchorage
Statute Mile 119.5
Lat/Lon: near 27 46.559 North/082 45.575 West
Location: lies south of the two easternmost fingers of land on the charted Isle of Palms, west-northwest of unlighted daybeacon #17
Minimum Depth: 6-feet
Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 45 feet
Foul Weather Shelter: fair
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126. Madeira Beach – Johns Pass Anchorage
Lat/Lon: near 27 47.603 North/082 47.273 West
Location: will be discovered on the large, charted offshoot striking west from flashing daybeacon #7 (on the Johns Pass approach channel)
Minimum Depth: 5-feet
Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 36 feet
Foul Weather Shelter: excellent
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127. Veterans Hospital Anchorages
Statute Mile 122
Lat/Lon: near 27 48.321 North/082 46.926 West
Location: lies northeast of the ICW’s flashing daybeacon #6
Minimum Depth: 6-feet
Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 50 feet
Foul Weather Shelter: good, except during strong southeasterly winds
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128. Redington Shores Anchorage
Statute Mile 125.5
Lat/Lon: near 27 49.676 North/082 49.705 West
Location: found on the charted cove south of unlighted daybeacon #1
Minimum Depth: 7 feet
Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 45 feet
Foul Weather Shelter: very good
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129. Sand Key Anchorage
Statute Mile 130
Lat/Lon: near 27 53.631 North/082 50.480 West
Location: lies on the charted deep water west of unlighted daybeacon #40
Minimum Depth: 6-feet
Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 38 feet
Foul Weather Shelter: excellent
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130. Belleair Anchorage
Statute Mile 132
Lat/Lon: near 27 55.146 North/082 49.573 West
Location: found on the cove indenting the eastern banks, just north of Belleair Causeway
Minimum Depth: 6-feet
Swing Room: unlimited
Foul Weather Shelter: fair, somewhat open to western and northwestern winds
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131. Waterway Anchorage
Statute Mile 133.5
Lat/Lon: near 27 56.042 North/082 49.170 West
Location: lies east of unlighted daybeacon #6
Minimum Depth: 5 ½ – 6 feet
Swing Room: unlimited
Foul Weather Shelter: poor, open to western, northwestern and southwestern winds
Waste Pump-out Availability: Clearwater Beach Marina offers free mobile pump-out services on Wednesdays to boaters anchored within city limits. You must call (727) 462-6954 by Tuesday to reserve a pump-out. For more information go to http://www.myclearwater.com/contact/ContactData.asp?radiobutton=MarineMM
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132. Mandalay Channel – Moonshine Island Anchorage
Statute Mile 136.5
Lat/Lon: near 28 00.105 North/082 49.180 West
Location: found on the charted deep water southwest of Moonshine Island, northwest of unlighted daybeacon #16
Minimum Depth: 6 feet
Swing Room: sufficient swinging room for vessels as large as 45 feet
Foul Weather Shelter: very good except from strong southeastern winds
Waste Pump-out Availability: Clearwater Beach Marina offers free mobile pump-out services on Wednesdays to boaters anchored within city limits. You must call (727) 462-6954 by Tuesday to reserve a pump-out. For more information go to http://www.myclearwater.com/contact/ContactData.asp?radiobutton=MarineMM
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133. Mandalay Channel Anchorage
Statute Mile 136.5
Lat/Lon: near 27 59.559 North/082 49.352 West
Location: found on the waters of the Mandalay Channel, south of unlighted daybeacon #16
Minimum Depth: 6-feet
Swing Room: sufficient swinging room for vessels as large as 50 feet
Foul Weather Shelter: good, except in strong northern or southern winds
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"Early Morning at Snows Cut Bridge (North Carolina AICW, north of Southport, NC)"
by: Captain Sheila Dixon
