Western FL Anchorges – Gordon Pass to Fort Myers Beach
Posted by Claiborne | Posted on 09-29-2009
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26. Fort Myers Beach Mooring Field
Posted by admin | Posted on 06-18-2008
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26. Fort Myers Beach Mooring Field
Lat/Lon: near 26 27.360 North/081 57.021 West
Location: lies east of the 65-foot Fort Myers Beach high-rise bridge
Minimum Depth: 3.5 feet (see http://cruisersnet.net/?p=91251)
Special Comment: call the Matanzas Inn dock at 239-463-9258 to request a mooring; shoreside showers and laundromats available for those in the mooring field
Swing Room: sufficient swinging room for vessels as large as 50 feet
Foul Weather Shelter: very good, slightly open to strong northwestern and southeastern winds
Waste Pump-out Availability: this mooring field offers free mobile pump-out service. Call Matanzas Inn, 239-463-9258 or 239-463-7776, or VHF Channel 16. For more information go to:
http://www.fortmyersbeachfl.gov/DocumentView.aspx?DID=68
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27. Dixie Beach Anchorage
Posted by admin | Posted on 06-17-2008
27. Dixie Beach Anchorage
Lat/Lon: near 26 28.000 North/082 03.101 West
Location: found off charted Dixie Beach, flanking the southwesterly shoreline of the channel bordering the eastern and northeastern shores of Sanibel Island, between unlighted daybeacon #4 and flashing daybeacon #5
Minimum Depth: 8-feet
Swing Room: unlimited
Foul Weather Shelter: poor, wide open to all but western and southwestern winds
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28. Punta Rassa Anchorage
Posted by admin | Posted on 06-16-2008
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28. Punta Rassa Anchorage
Lat/Lon: near 26 28.785 North/082 00.098 West
Location: will be discovered on the charted deep water of the approach channel leading to Punta Rassa, southeast of the high-rise section of the Sanibel Island Bridge and northeast of flashing daybeacon #6
Minimum Depth: 6-feet, but entry into this anchorage can be very tricky without the use of a GPS chartplotter
Swing Room: unlimited
Foul Weather Shelter:poor, fair weather and light airs anchorage ONLY
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29. Kitchel-Miguel Key Anchorage
Posted by admin | Posted on 06-15-2008
29. Kitchel-Miguel Key Anchorage
Lat/Lon: near 26 29.960 North/082 01.297 West
Location: lies north of the new, high-rise section of the Sanibel Island bridge, and near the southwesterly tip of Kitchel and Miguel keys
Minimum Depth: 7-feet, BUT entry without the use of a GPS chartplotter is not recommended
Swing Room: sufficient swinging room for vessels as large as 36 feet
Foul Weather Shelter: fair to poor; open to northern, southern and northwestern winds
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30. Punta Rassa Cove Anchorage
Posted by admin | Posted on 06-14-2008
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30. Punta Rassa Cove Anchorage
Lat/Lon: near 26 30.271 North/082 00.654 West
Location: will be found on the deep water east of the gap between flashing daybeacons #13 and #14, bordering on the western reaches of shallow Punta Rassa Cove (north of the new, high-rise section of the Sanibel Island Bridge)
Minimum Depth: 6-feet
Swing Room: unlimited
Foul Weather Shelter: poor, protected ONLY from eastern, northeastern and southeastern winds
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