104. Smacks Bayou Outer Anchorage
Lat/Lon: near 27 47.954 North/082 36.445 West
Location: found at the intersection of the northern and southern branches of Smacks Bayou
Minimum Depth: 10-feet
Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 40 feet
Foul Weather Shelter: fair, open to eastern and southeastern winds
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105. Smacks Bayou Mid Anchorage
Lat/Lon: near 27 48.030 North/082 36.509 West
Location: lies abeam of the small, correctly charted, 6-foot offshoot that cuts to the southwest
Minimum Depth: 8-feet
Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 30 feet
Foul Weather Shelter: good, except in strong southeasterly winds
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106. Smack Bayou Inner Anchorage
Lat/Lon: near 27 48.109 North/082 36.529 West
Location: found on the waters just south of the 11-foot fixed bridge
Minimum Depth: 6-feet
Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 32 feet
Foul Weather Shelter: excellent
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107. Smacks Bayou South Side Anchorage
Lat/Lon: near 27 47.692 North/082 36.558 West
Location: will be discovered on the southernmost tier of Smacks Bayou, charted as Snell Island Harbor
Minimum Depth: 6-11 feet
Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 45 feet
Foul Weather Shelter: excellent
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108. Terra Ceia Bay Outer Anchorage
Lat/Lon: near 27 32.644 North/082 36.975 West
Location: lies south of unlighted daybeacon #9, on the channel leading from Tampa Bay to Terra Ceia Bay
Minimum Depth: 5 ½ feet
Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 34 feet
Foul Weather Shelter: poor, fair weather anchorage only
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109. Terra Ceia Bay – Bird Key Anchorage
Lat/Lon: near 27 33.403 North/082 35.766 West
Location: found on the tongue of deep water north-northeast of Bird Key and north of unlighted daybeacon #13
Minimum Depth: 5 ½ feet
Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 45 feet
Foul Weather Shelter: fair, but open to southern and southeastern winds
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This is a great anchorage – Terra Ceia Bay is quite deep behind this island and it’s very quiet and peaceful without a lot of boat traffic. Nothing nearby to dinghy for supplies, but if you want a quiet anchorage, probably by yourself, this place is great! Follow the zig-zag channel closely as it gets shallow in some spots.
We sail a Catalina 36 and have stayed at bird key and in the North end many times. Great anchorages.
110. Terra Ceia Bay Northern Anchorage
Lat/Lon: near 27 34.004 North/082 34.442 Wes
Location: found on the extreme northwesterly corner of Terra Ceia Bay, short of the charted sunken wreck
Minimum Depth: 6-feet
Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 50 feet
Foul Weather Shelter: fair, but very open to southern and southwestern winds
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111. Apollo Beach Anchorage
Lat/Lon: near 27 46.703 North/082 25.506 West
Location: lies northeast of unlighted daybeacon #12
Minimum Depth: 7-15 feet
Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 50 feet
Foul Weather Shelter: good
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112. Alafia River – Spoil Island Anchorage
Lat/Lon: near 27 51.818 North/082 25.689 West
Location: found off the southeastern tip of the large spoil island north of (the Alafia channel’s) flashing daybeacon #7
Minimum Depth: 7-feet
Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 45 feet
Foul Weather Shelter: poor, sheltered ONLY from northwestern winds
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113. Alafia River – Bird Island Anchorage
Lat/Lon: near 27 50.756 North/082 24.688 West
Location: lies south of the charted, narrow neck on Bird Island
Minimum Depth: 5-foot depths, but you must successfully find an unmarked channel to keep to these depths
Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 45 feet
Foul Weather Shelter: fair, open to southern and southwestern winds
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114. Alafia River Interior Anchorage
Lat/Lon: near 27 51.547 North/082 23.123 West
Location: will be discovered on the interior reaches of the Alafia River, just west of the charted bridge
Minimum Depth: 5-8 feet
Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 45 feet
Foul Weather Shelter: very good
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115. Masters Bayou Anchorage
Lat/Lon: near 27 51.718 North/082 37.101 West
Location: found on the charted bubble of 12-foot water (on 11413) just west of Viking Boatworks
Minimum Depth: 6-foot approach depths – 8 feet in anchorage
Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 36 feet
Foul Weather Shelter: excellent
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116. Safety Harbor Anchorage
Lat/Lon: near 28 00.309 North/082 40.303 West
Location: off Phillippe Point
Minimum Depth: 7-feet, but navigation into Safety Harbor is very challenging
Swing Room: unlimited
Foul Weather Shelter: poor
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117. Maximo Point Anchorage
Lat/Lon: near 27 42.524 North/082 41.082 West
Location: found north of unlighted daybeacon #7
Minimum Depth: 7-feet
Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 45 feet
Foul Weather Shelter: Good, in fall but strong western winds
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118. Gulfport Anchorage/Mooring Field
Lat/Lon: near 27 44.072 North/082 42.316 West
Location: lies along the northern shores of Boca Ciega Bay, south, southeast of the charted Gulfport fishing pier
Minimum Depth: 5-7 feet
Swing Room: unlimited
Foul Weather Shelter: fair, open to southern and southwestern winds
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The three anchor rating of this anchorage is justified with the exception of the poorly marked large sunken poweryacht at the south edge of this anchorage which presents an underwater hazard to vessels drawing three feet or more.
119. Mud Key Channel Anchorage
Statute Mile 114
Lat/Lon: near 27 42.434 North/082 43.692 West
Location: found north of unlighted daybeacon #25 on the southern cove making off from Mud Key Channel’s easterly entrance
Minimum Depth: 5-feet
Swing Room: sufficient swinging room for vessels as large as 36 feet
Foul Weather Shelter: excellent
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