Information on Naples Bay and Gordon Pass, Southwestern Florida Coastline
Gordon Pass is the primary inlet serving the Naples, Florida region. This cut has to be dredged every so often, but, as will read below, depths do not seem to be a problem here at the moment.
According to our experience, Captains Bruce and Susan are correct about depths not being a problem inside Naples Bay, leading to the primary Naples waterfront, and its two FCYC Yacht Clubs, the Naples City Pier and the Naples Boat Club.
We would also second the notion expressed below about the two more northerly inlets, Doctors Pass and Wiggins Pass being very much subject to shoaling!
I noted several references to shallow water in Naples. There are no shallow water issues involved with Naples Bay accessed through Gordon Pass. Naples Bay is where the marinas, yacht clubs, restaurants, shopping, tour boats and large pleasure craft are located. You will not see less than ten feet of water in the channel, even at low tide.
There are two other Naples passes located further north, Doctors Pass and Wiggins Pass. These passes lead to shallow bays that do not connect to Naples Bay. The passes experience shoaling and are dredged every few years. They are used by mostly smaller boats than used on the Loop.
Bruce and Susan Armstrong
Click Here To View the Eastern Western Cruisers’ Net Marina Directory Listing For Naples City Pier
Click Here To View the Eastern Western Cruisers’ Net Marina Directory Listing For Naples Yacht Club
Click Here To View the Eastern Western Cruisers’ Net Marina Directory Listing For Naples Boat Club
Click Here To Open A Chart View Window, Zoomed To the Location of Gordon Pass
Click Here To Open A Chart View Window, Zoomed To the Naples Waterfront
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