Fort Myers

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Contents 1 Fort Myers 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 Marine stores 1.14 References & Publications 1.15 Cruiser's Friends 1.16 Forum Discussions 1.17 External Links 1.18 Personal Notes

Fort Myers

Background

Fort Myers is one of two major cities that make up the Cape Coral-Fort Myers MSA, the other being Cape Coral. As of 2008, the population estimate for the metropolitan area was 623,725.

Established in 1886, Fort Myers is the historical and governmental hub of Lee County. It is the gateway to the Southwest Florida region, which is a major tourist destination in Florida.

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Charts

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Radio Nets

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Approach and Navigation

A well marked channel with 8'-10' at low water provides access to Ft Myers Beach. The Gulf Intracoastal Waterway also begins here and meets the Okeechobee Waterway at the mouth of the Caloosahatchee River. A drawbridge across the Intracoastal is on the northeast side of the bay opposite Ft Myers Beach.

Mariners are warned of shoals off the Sanibel lighthouse and should use only the marked channel from the Gulf when entering the Bay. The area is well protected and calm in all but stong SW winds.

Strong tidal currents are experienced inside the Ft Myers Beach harbor and caution must be used when passing under the narrow high rise bridge. Shallow waters begin immediately after passage under the high rise bridge. Hug the docks and marinas on the left.

The USCG Station Ft Myers Beach is on the left just before the high rise bridge.

Check-in facilities

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Immigration & Customs

Yachts may not clear at Ft Myers. Mariners entering the U.S. via the Gulf of Mexico should clear in Key West or Tampa.

Marinas & Yacht Clubs

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Anchorages

• The City of Ft Myers Beach offers a brand new mooring field just inside the harbor after passage under the high rise bridge. Contact the Harbor Master for rates, dingy dock and public facilities.
• Anchorage off the Sanibel Lighthouse at Pt Ybel in deepwater is an option, but watch for anchor draggin which frequently occurs on the loose bottom as the tide direction changes.
• A shallower water anchorage, protected from NE & NW winds, is also available off the mangroves midway between Punta Rassa (Sanibel Bridge) and Bowditch Point (Ft Myers Beach).

Port Restrictions

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Offshore Islands

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Routes/Passages To/From

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Tourism & things to do ashore

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Marine stores

There are excellent marine stores and marinas at Ft Myers Beach, with forklift, TravelLift and Marine Railways capable of all levels of repair.

References & Publications

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Cruiser's Friends

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External Links

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Personal Notes

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