Dito on that... the anchorage to the immed south and east of the bridge.. just outside the channel into boot key proper is most excellent... last trip up to miami..we dropped the hook amid crab pots on the backside of the the channel 5 bridge.. no one but us... don't know your depth.. but coming out of the channel 5 channel do not cut the corners...
NO idea where in SW Fla you are..but one can make Boot Key from Cape Romano in a LONG day sail... use the Bullard bank light as one waypoint.. coming north from channel 5... Rodriguez Key another overnighter.... then hit the west side of Key Biscayne.. you can anchor outside No Name Harbor.. it gets a bit rolly about 4am what with the charter boats going out but it is deep... OR you can run across Biscayne Bay under the MacArthur Causeway bridge hang a right into the watson key anchorage... IF you want to avoid the bridges leave back out under the MacArthur and out Gov't Cut... left/north past Fort Liquordale and you are home free... can I be jealous? great time of the year to be sailing in the keys... just warm enough to comfortable and past the winter nasties... It is currently 49 degrees here... (sighs....) On Wed, Mar 25, 2009 at 9:03 AM, Steve Weinstein <[email protected]>wrote: > Sam, if you haven't been down to Marathon, then I'd definitely head down > there (give Charmaine a shout!) and cross over under the 7 mile bridge.... > > Just my thoughts..... > > > Steve Weinstein > S/V CAPTIVA > 1997 Hunter 376, Hull #376 > Sailing out of Oyster Bay, NY > > All outgoing mail protected by VIPRE A/V > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Sam Densler" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, March 25, 2009 8:22 AM > Subject: [Liveaboard] Florida Keys trip > > > > Preparing to bring Lady of the Lake back around to Melbourne from SW > > Florida. Brought her over via the Okeechobee Waterway but have the time > > to bring her back through the Keys. Looking for recommendations of > > places to visit, specifically anchorages. Also interested in a proposed > > path through the Keys including where we should cross over to the > > outside to avoid Miami and Ft. Lauderdale bridges. Want to be outside > > prior to that mess but not sure if we cross over in the Keys or wait > > until Biscayne Bay. Opinions are appreciated. > > > > BTW, in case there are any limitations, she is: > > > > 47 ft air draft > > 2 ft 10 inch draft > > 18 ft 3 inch beam > > > > Thanks in advance, > > Sam > > > > > > > > > > -- > > **************************** > > > > Sam Densler > > mailto:[email protected] > > http://www.islandfx.com/lady > > > > S/V Lady of the Lake > > PDQ 36, Hull #15 > > Melbourne, FL > > > > S/V Stories She Could Tell > > Endeavour 37, Hull #454 > > Destroyed by Hurricane Frances 2004 > > Reborn and sailing again in 2007 > > > > **************************** > > > > "If you ever wonder why you ride the carousel, > > you do it for the stories you can tell." > > > > Jimmy Buffett > > "Stories We Could Tell" > > A1A > > _______________________________________________ > > Liveaboard mailing list > > [email protected] > > To adjust your membership settings over the web > > http://www.liveaboardnow.org/mailman/listinfo/liveaboard > > To subscribe send an email to [email protected] > > > > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > > The archives are at http://www.liveaboardnow.org/pipermail/liveaboard/ > > > > To search the archives > > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] > > > > The Mailman Users Guide can be found here > > http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-member/index.html > > _______________________________________________ > Liveaboard mailing list > [email protected] > To adjust your membership settings over the web > http://www.liveaboardnow.org/mailman/listinfo/liveaboard > To subscribe send an email to [email protected] > > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > The archives are at http://www.liveaboardnow.org/pipermail/liveaboard/ > > To search the archives > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] > > The Mailman Users Guide can be found here > http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-member/index.html > -- 80% of the people of the US are depressed and the other 20% cause it! It's not about the boat it's sails or rigging. It's about the freedom. http://www.slideshare.net/jacko91/these-are-my-credentials/ http://fisherhouse.org/ http://www.specialops.org/ "We are the guardians of a great faith. When we believe that freedom offers the best chance of peace and prosperity for all, and our desire for peace cannot be seperated from our believe in liberty." Harry S. Truman “Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it." --Mark Twain
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