83. Otter-Lido Key Anchorage
83. Otter-Lido Key Anchorage
Lat/Lon: near 27 18.852 North/082 34.353 West
Location: found southwest of unlighted daybeacon #7 (on the approach channel leading to the Sarasota Yacht Club
Minimum Depth: 5-13 feet
Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 42 feet
Foul Weather Shelter: excellent
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Comments from Cruisers (2)
We anchored here last night and it was very nice. It’s a nice deep anchorage and you can get close to mangroves with out being in the backyards of the beautiful homes. No other boats were here, but loads of kayaker and paddle boards during the daytime. Oh and one tourist boat with palm trees on top cruised thru late afternoon. They took our pic, I took their’s too. We dinghied over to concrete bridge (2nd one) which puts you right on St Armands square which had tons of restaurants and shopping. There is a nice beach nearby as well. Great out of the way spot for a night or two.
The wind in November has forced us to seek some protected anchorages and this is one of them. A distance off the waterway but easy to get to and quite protected from that persistent NE wind.