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Titusville Down-By-The-River!

Lat / Lon: N 28° 38.920' / W 080° 47.956'
Depth: 8 feet
Tide: 1 foot
Description:
Depths on Navionics and AquaMaps is very accurate but the Navionics shading feature shows the best detail. Entered at low water as measured at the mosquito lagoon tide station. Had a foot below the keel going in and then gets deeper once you are past the entry. You can go in quite far... bottom is muddy so you need to let the anchor settle a bit before backing down. Yes, next to the train tracks but the train doesn't run over these tracks often. Nobody around with lots of swing room.
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.

Holding:

3.00

Mud.. let the anchor settle before backing down.

Wind Protection:

4.00

Current Flow:

5.00

Wake Protection:

4.00

Scenic Beauty:

4.00

Ease of Shopping:

1.00

Shore Access:

2.00

Take the dinghy over to the Titusville Marina or to the park next door.

Pet Friendly:

2.00

Cell Service:

4.00

Review for Titusville Down-By-The-River!

Reviewed by: Abroad Reach on Mar 8, 2023
Vessel Type: Sail
LOA: 37'
Draft: 4.5'

Overall Rating:

4

Holding:

3

Wind Protection:

4

Current Flow:

5

Wake Protection:

4

Scenic Beauty:

4

Ease of Shopping:

1

Shore Access:

2

Pet Friendly:

2

Cell Service:

4

The entrance to this anchorage has shoaled some since the last time we used it. We saw 4.8 feet while following the deepest water we could find on the Navionics sonar chart. The sonar chart is accurate as to the placement of the bar coming in, but it is slightly more shallow (as of March 8th, 2023). Good protection from NW-E winds and would probably be fine in SE as well.

The mud is soupy (and stinky), so you have to give the anchor a chance to settle in before backing down, we initially were very slowly dragging but with a little extra scope and some time to settle, our 55-pound Mantus held well in 15 knots of wind at 7:1 scope.

We've used this anchorage twice and only seen one, very slow-moving train. There is quite a bit of small boat traffic in the late evening and early morning, but generally quite with dolphins and lots of birds!

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