Bel Marra Anchorage
Bel Marra Anchorage
Statute Mile: 1042
Lat/Lon: near 26 25.429 North/080 04.036 West
Location: on the charted, lake-like body of water abutting the AICW’s westerly flank, north of the charted position of Bel Marra
Minimum Depth: 6-feet
Special Comment: Length of anchorage stay may be restricted by local regulations on these waters
Swing Room: sufficient room for most any size cruising craft
Foul Weather Shelter: Excellent
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Comments from Cruisers (3)
We tried to anchor there today (May 9, 2010) and had NO holding at all. 45 Lb CQR dragged through the black mud like there was no anchor on the chain! It did not jump, grab or anything, just ran along the bottom smooth as can be. We tried three times and gave up. At one point we had 90 feet of chain out. We continued north.
John and Susan
Used this anchorage for the first time and found it to be a great place. Had heard of low water at entrance but found no problem on less than 1/2 tide. Even though it was Easter weekend the wakes never bothered us in here.
This is one or our favorite anchorages along this stretch. We are usually the only boat anchored here. Once there was another boat which turned out to be people we knew! At close to high tide the center of the basin is over 13 feet. The only drawback is that boats passing on the ICW send in wakes. This isn’t a problem at night and not much on a weekday. A weekend might be another story. While the shore of the lake is all privately owned, there should be places out on the waterway to land a dinghy and dog.