Eastern FL Anchorages – AICW, Port Everglades to Miami and Government Cut Inlet (Statute Mile 1067 to 1090)
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Please Note That Anchorages Are Listed Below In A Rough Geographic Format, Moving North to South
Dumfoundling Bay Anchorage
Statute Mile: 1077
Lat/Lon: near 25 56.919 North/080 07.527 West
Location: on the charted bubble of deep water just opposite the charted westward flowing channel, north of flashing daybeacon #49
Minimum Depth: 5-feet
Special Comment: Length of anchorage may be restricted by local regulations on these waters
Swing Room:
Foul Weather Shelter: Fair to Good, but open to strong southern and southwestern winds
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Maule Lake Anchorage
Statute Mile: 1077.5
Lat/Lon: near 25 56.053 North/080 08.690 West
Location: near the center section of Maule Lake, west of unlighted daybeacon #54
Minimum Depth: 6-feet, but approach passage can be difficult for first timers
Special Comment: Length of anchorage may be restricted by local regulations on these waters
Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 50 feet
Foul Weather Shelter: Fair
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I wonder were you got that info. Sounds like a home owner that needs to get a life. State removes all derelict vessels. I’m sure the home owners have no significant part in that and its a navigable waterway.
Anchored at Maule Lake Dec 22, more in the southwest corner where the depths are a bit less (11 ft. minimun) than at the center. The northwest corner is also popular – need to avoid the shoal on the north side. There must be a place to land a dog in the southwest corner as a dinghy with two dogs went by several times. The lake is big enough to provide some motion in a strong wind.
Biscayne Point Anchorage
Statute Mile: 1082
Lat/Lon: near 25 51.955 North/080 08.258 West
Location: off the Miami Beach Channel, on the charted finger of deep water north of Biscayne Point, and east, southeast of flashing daybeacon #2
Minimum Depth: 7-feet
Special Comment: Length of anchorage may be restricted by local regulations on these waters
Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 45 feet
Foul Weather Shelter: Fair, but open to western and northwestern winds
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Sunset Lake Anchorage See BANNED ANCHORING AREAS
Lat/Lon: 25 48.208 North/080 08.454 West
Location: found along the eastern (Miami Beach) shores of Biscayne Bay, north of Sunset Harbor Yacht Club. Anchorage is entered by way of the third (moving south to north) canal, north of Sunset Harbour Yacht Club
Depth: 7-10 feet
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Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 48 feet
Holding Ground Evaluation: very good
Foul Weather Shelter: excellent, good protection from all quarters
Dinghy Dock Access: two nearby dinghy docks available, one south of Sunset Harbor Yacht Club, immediately adjacent to the Miami Marine Police Dock. Second dinghy dock lies on the northern shores of charted Collins Canal, which is entered south of Sunset Harbour Yacht Club
Nearby Provisioning: Publix supermarket, drug store and several other retail businesses within easy walking distance of the Collins Canal dinghy dock (see abloe)
Pet Friendly: Pets can be taken ashore from the Collins Canal Dinghy Dock
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Monument Island Anchorage
Statute Mile: near AICW 987
Lat/Lon: near 25 47.186 North/080 09.102 West
Location: off the Miami Beach Channel, northeast of the island with a charted “Monument,” south-southeast of Rivo Alto Island
Minimum Depth: 7-feet
Special Comment: Length of anchorage may be restricted by local regulations on these waters, see Banned Anchoring Zones
Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 35 feet
Foul Weather Shelter: Fair, not a good spot to ride out a heavy blow
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Star Island Anchorage
Statute Mile:
Lat/Lon: near 25 46.601 North/080 09.269 West
Location: off the Miami Beach Channel, between the eastern tip of Palm Island and the western shores of Star Island
Minimum Depth: 6-feet
Minimum Depth: 6-feet
Special Comment: Length of anchorage may be restricted by local regulations on these waters
Swing Room: sufficient room for most any size cruising craft
Foul Weather Shelter: Good, in all but strong northern winds
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Palm Island Anchorage
Statute Mile:Lat/Lon: near 25 46.618 North/080 09.571 West
Location: off the Miami Beach Channel, on the waters lying between the southern shores of Palm Island and MacArthur Causeway
Minimum Depth: 6-feet
Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 40 feet
Foul Weather Shelter: Excellent in all but very strong western winds
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Marine Stadium Anchorage
Statute Mile: 1091.5
Lat/Lon: 25 44.787 North/080 10.261 West
Location: entry channel cuts east of the AICW, immediately north of the Rickenbacker Causeway Brdige
Depth: 7+ feet
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Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 55 feet
Holding Ground Evaluation: good
Foul Weather Shelter: very good, but wide open to fresh northwesterly winds
Dinghy Dock Access: you can dinghy to Virginia Key Marina, immediately southwest of the anchorage, and there dine at the Rusty Pelican Restaurant
Pet Friendly: pets can be brought ashore at Virginia Key Marina
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We stayed here for 3 days and thoroughly enjoyed the anchorage. The view from our stern looking out to all the beautiful buildings was spectacular at night. There was always something going on during the day such as scow training, seaplanes taking off and crewing. We ate at the Rusty Pelican a week later when we were staying somewhere else and the food and service was great. I wish they had their own dingy dock though as the marina did not allow us to bring our dingy in.
Virginia Key Anchorage
Statute Mile:1092.5
Lat/Lon: near 25 44.245 North/080 10.337 West
Location: off the southwesterly shores of Virginia Key, southeast of flashing daybeacon #69, –
Minimum depth: 7-feet
Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 55 feet
Foul Weather Shelter: fair to poor; wide open to southwestern, western winds
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1A. Dinner Key Mooring Field
Statute Mile: 1094.5
Lat/Lon: 25 43.286 North/080 13.805 West
Location: lies generally southwest of Dinner Key Channel marker #12
Minimum Depth: 6 feet
Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 50 feet
Foul Weather Shelter: Poor, wide open to eastern, southeastern, southern and southwestern winds
Waste Pump-out Availability: The city of Miami has free mobile pump-out boats for boats anchored at Dinner Key moorings. Contact Dinner Key Mooring Facility at (305) 329-4762). For more information go to
http://www.miamigov.com/marinas/pages/marinas/dinnerkey_mooring.asp
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Had mooring in Dinner Key field on 3/19/13. Visited Coconut Grove shops and had lunch at the Cheesecake Factory (Very Good). Rest room/showers in trailers leaves something to be desired. Used the water taxi. Harbormaster and taxi operator Mr. Joher was really a great guy. Mooring field is open and quite rolly. Moorings are close together. Dingy dock is small for the number of moorings. After talking? to staff at the marina we decided it won the least friendly marina award. Overall we will not return to Dinner Key. s/v Skye
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