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From: Baumgart, James (no email)
Date: Thu Apr 28 2005 - 10:41:04 EDT
Well, I can't comment on Miami but if they do enforce this it won't be much
different from those restrictions imposed by other communities along the
ICW. Some have open anchoring, most don't. Personally, I sincerely doubt
that the restrictions would be enforced by maritime authorities during a
small craft advisory or worse.
Here in San Diego, a major cruising port for boats jumping off for Mexico,
we have similar restrictions. In my home port of Mission Bay, you can only
anchor for 4 days in any 7 day period. The Mission Bay Harbor Police patrol
the anchorage at sunset, listing all boats anchored. In San DIego Bay
anchoring permits are required. There is a designated anchorage with dinghy
dock where only boats registered out-of-County (San Diego County) may get
anchoring permits. These are free and good for 3 months. West Marine
operates a shuttle service from this area, as does Downwind Marine. There
are many other anchorages where the 4 days in any 7 rule applies that are
open to local and other boats. Then in a far and remote part of South Bay
there is the free anchorage where anybody may stay as long as they like with
no restrictions. There is lots of barely floating junk out there.
I am 100% sure that no San Diego harbor patrol officer would force a boat to
leave one of the 4 days in any 7 anchorages during a storm.
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