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66. Placida Harbor Anchorage
Statute Mile 34.5
Lat/Lon: near 26 49.812 North/082 16.715 West
Location: found between unlighted daybeacon #24 and #24A
Minimum Depth: 5-feet
Swing Room: sufficient swinging room for vessels as large as 55 feet\
Foul Weather Shelter: poor, fair weather anchorage only
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67. Cape Haze Anchorage
Statute Mile 36
Lat/Lon: near 26 50.706 North/082 17.184 West
Location: lies off the Waterway’s northeastern banks northwest of unlighted daybeacon #30
Minimum Depth: 8-feet
Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 45 feet
Foul Weather Shelter: excellent
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68. Cove Anchorage
Statute Mile 36.5
Lat/Lon: near 26 51.061 North/082 17.831 West
Location: fond on the waters of the large cove indenting the northeastern banks at unlighted daybeacon #35
Minimum Depth: 7-feet
Swing Room: sufficient swinging room for vessels as large as 42 feet
Foul Weather Shelter: excellent
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69. Don Pedro Island Anchorage
Statute Mile 37
Lat/Lon: near 26 51.181 North/082 18.197 West
Location: found on the charted 7-foot waters west-southwest of unlighted daybeacon #4
Minimum Depth: 6-feet
Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 40 feet
Foul Weather Shelter: Good
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December 20, 2011 - Beware shoaling south of T. Adams Bridge along the west edge of the ICW. To avoid... read more
December 20, 2011 - This is a good anchorage, but since we have a heavy Gulfstar 39 sailboat with a 5′... read more
December 20, 2011 - Good info, but there is nowhere to go ashore except the restaurant. So you can’t... read more
December 14, 2011 - There are no anchoring restrictions in lemon bay, except in the ICW. There is a good... read more
70. Englewood Beach Anchorage
Statute Mile 43.5
Lat/Lon: near 26 55.191 North/082 21.268 West
Location: will be discovered on the broad ribbon of deep water that stretches southwest, northwest of flashing daybeacon #22 (immediately southeast of the 26-foot bascule bridge)
Minimum Depth: 6-7 feet
Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 38 feet
Foul Weather Shelter: very good
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71. Englewood Anchorage
Statute Mile 44.5
Lat/Lon: near 26 56.964 North/082 21.627 West
Location: lies between unlighted daybeacons #25 and #26
Minimum Depth: 5 ½ feet
Swing Room: unlimited
Foul Weather Shelter: fair to poor, not the place to be caught in blustery winds
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72. Venice Anchorage
Statute Mile 58.5
Lat/Lon: near 27 06.642 North/082 27.601 West
Location: found south of unlighted daybeacon #17
Minimum Depth: 7-feet
Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 34 feet
Foul Weather Shelter: good
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April 4, 2012 - Tried to anchor at Higel Park anchorage March 19, 2012, but found it too shallow... read more
March 7, 2011 - This anchorage was packed with smaller vessels when we arrived in the evening.... read more
November 8, 2010 - This is not a good anchorage primarily because it is right along the channel that... read more
October 26, 2010 - Last night we anchored in Venice on the west side of the Intracoastal in that little... read more
April 28, 2010 - Tight anchorage, keep in mind Venice is the city that had the water Nazi, and is now... read more
73. Venice – Higel Park Anchorage
Statute Mile 58.5
Lat/Lon: near 27 06.509 North/082 27.652 West
Location: will be discovered south of the Venice Yacht Club, opposite the charted southernmost, blunt-ended cove
Minimum Depth: 6-feet
Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 34 feet
Foul Weather Shelter: good except in strong eastern winds
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