Bradenton Beach

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-	*	+	* [http://www.bradentonfarmersmarket.com '''Downtown Bradenton Farmers' Market'''].  Location:  Downtown Bradenton, Old Main Street (12th Street West), Bradenton, Florida 34205.  October through May,  Saturdays, 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.  Contact Information:  Susan Blake, Market Manager,  101 Old Main St. - City Hall, Bradenton, Florida 34205.  Telephone: (941) 544-8077, Fax: (941) 932-9552, Email: [email protected]
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Contents 1 Bradenton Beach 1.1 Background 1.2 Charts 1.3 Radio Nets 1.4 Approach and Navigation 1.5 Check-in facilities 1.6 Immigration & Customs 1.7 Marinas & Yacht Clubs 1.8 Anchorages 1.9 Port Restrictions 1.10 Offshore Islands 1.11 Routes/Passages To/From 1.12 Tourism & things to do ashore 1.13 Grocery & Supply Stores 1.14 Marine stores 1.15 References & Publications 1.16 Cruiser's Friends 1.17 Forum Discussions 1.18 External Links 1.19 Personal Notes

Bradenton Beach

Background

Historic details, etc.

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Charts

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Radio Nets

Also see Cruiser's Nets

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Approach and Navigation

Access to Bradenton Beach is tricky and the shoals move frequently. Mariners without local knowledge should not attempt entry. A narrow channel from the Gulf at the south end of Anna Maria Island features rapid currents and a narrow single leaf drawbridge. After approaching the drawbridge from the Gulf, you will find a wide sandbar unless you make a hard left or hard right which puts you perpendicular to the fast floor or ebb flow! Good Luck

At the north end of Anna Maria, one will find the remants of Passage Key which has been destroyed by storms and is now just a sandbar exposed only at low tide.

The simple approach is the excellent channel into Tampa Bay just north of Egmont Key, which has heavy shipping use but is deep outside the channel after getting east of Egmont.

Check-in facilities

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Immigration & Customs

See U.S.A.

Marinas & Yacht Clubs

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Anchorages

• Best anchorage in this area is the mooring field off Cortez south of the drawbridge or on the north side of the Manatee River, just west of McKay point. Extensive shallows exist on either side of the River until you pass Emerson Point (the western tip of Snead Island).

Port Restrictions

Details?

Offshore Islands

List Islands

Routes/Passages To/From

Popular passages/routes, timing, etc.

Tourism & things to do ashore

List places of interest, tours, eateries, etc.

Grocery & Supply Stores

• Downtown Bradenton Farmers' Market. Location: Downtown Bradenton, Old Main Street (12th Street West), Bradenton, Florida 34205. October through May, Saturdays, 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Contact Information: Susan Blake, Market Manager, 101 Old Main St. - City Hall, Bradenton, Florida 34205. Telephone: (941) 544-8077, Fax: (941) 932-9552, Email: [email protected]

Marine stores

Submit addresses and contact details of marine related businesses that are of interest to cruisers.

References & Publications

Publications, Guides, etc.

Cruiser's Friends

Contact details of "Cruiser's Friends" that can be contacted for local information or assistance.

Forum Discussions

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External Links

Links to relevant websites.

Personal Notes

Personal experiences?

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