City Island (Lido Key)

• Location: Lido Key
• Lat / Lon: N 27° 20.198' / W 082° 34.237'
• Depth: 6 feet
• Tide: 1.5 feet
• Description:

  Established anchorage with several long-term boats, adjacent to the Sarasota Sailing Squadron base and a city park. Mote Marine Lab & Aquarium is also located here on the northern tip of Lido Key. There are a couple of old-Florida style restaurants on the other side of the peninsula just before the bridge over New Pass. Good protection from S to N winds and the shoals to the east help moderate waves/wakes from the E. St. Armands Circle is accessible by dinghy, and the excellent sailing grounds of Sarasota Bay are adjacent.

  NOTE: Per Florida Statute 327.4109

  The owner or operator of a vessel or floating structure may not anchor or moor such that the nearest approach of the anchored or moored vessel or floating structure is:

  1. Within 150 feet of any marina, boat ramp, boatyard, or other vessel launching or loading facility;
  2. Within 300 feet of a superyacht repair facility. For purposes of this subparagraph, the term "superyacht repair facility" means a facility that services or repairs a yacht with a water line of 120 feet or more in length; or
  3. Within 100 feet outward from the marked boundary of a public mooring field or a lesser distance if approved by the commission upon request of a local government within which the mooring field is located. The commission may adopt rules to implement this subparagraph.