The new (at least to yours truly) anchorage described below by Captains John and Angie will be found just south of the old Jones Fruit Dock location (for Waterway veterans that remember this venerable stopover). This is one of the new overnight havens for which we have had input here on the Net, with which I am completely unfamiliar. Anyone else dropped the hook here. If so, please click the “Comment on This Posting/Marina/Anchorage/Bridge” link below, and share your experiences.

You missed the best anchorage in this area, at about MM 947 behind the small spoil islet. We went in just N of flashing red marker `112’³ and never saw less than 8 ft. We were there recently in March on a Sat. with 6 other boats, four left late in the day. The ICW was busy and noisy during the day, but no wakes reached us. Protected from most directions of wind except S.
John and Angie

I e-mailed Captains John and Angie, and asked for more details on the location of this anchorage. They were kind enough to forward the reply below:

Hi Claiborne
The `spoil islet’ is on the W side of the ICW and the anchorage is on the W side of it.
N 27deg 43.3min W 80deg 23.9min
Thanks for all that you do to share good cruising info.
John and Angie
m/v Snow Bird
Leopard 37 powercat