Just wondering if anyone has any thoughts on the geo/marine differences between Port Everglades (Ft Lauderdale) and Government Cut (Miami). Specifically, I've been in and out of each (the Lauderdale to Miami run is our most common course) about a dozen times. Nine times out of ten, Port Everglades is a mild chop at worst. However, an equal number of times, we get the you-know-what beat out of us traversing Government Cut. They both seem to be appproximately the same depth and width. Have done them both at various tide stages and in various conditions but PE is a breeze while GC is a b**ch. Interested to see if this matches your experiences or if anyone has any musings as to why this might be.
Port Everglades v Govt Cut
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Just rubbing it in huh?....
We're getting ready for snow up here and you're debating the merits of Florida inlets...ahhhh!
We're getting ready for snow up here and you're debating the merits of Florida inlets...ahhhh!
Apples and Oranges
Goverment Cut is a man made long jetty while the entrance to Port Everglades is more of a natural inlet. That nasty chop is mainly the result of boat traffic. It must be irritating to have to navigate 1 hr+ to be able to get to sailing waters. Have you considered moving your boat to Byscaine Bay.
Goverment Cut is a man made long jetty while the entrance to Port Everglades is more of a natural inlet. That nasty chop is mainly the result of boat traffic. It must be irritating to have to navigate 1 hr+ to be able to get to sailing waters. Have you considered moving your boat to Byscaine Bay.
Getting out
Don, I didn't actually mean to rub it in but this South Florida weather is not without it's attractions (at least when you're not spending a couple of days preparing or recovering from a hurricane). Benny, The worst is having to wait for two bridge openings when you're exhausted and just waiting to get home. Try calling the admiral from the cell phone to tell her you'll be back in about an hour and then it takes twice that because you just missed the openings.
Don, I didn't actually mean to rub it in but this South Florida weather is not without it's attractions (at least when you're not spending a couple of days preparing or recovering from a hurricane). Benny, The worst is having to wait for two bridge openings when you're exhausted and just waiting to get home. Try calling the admiral from the cell phone to tell her you'll be back in about an hour and then it takes twice that because you just missed the openings.
we take longer route
First TClark - not all of us can get under the tuttle bridge so we have to go on the outside - been in and out of both and it is not just the boat traffic it is also the way the current runs out of Port of Miami - of course the stupid big boats that think they can full power from the CG station on and impress all the babes on the beach do not help -- I actually sail out of rickenbacker and to go north sail out the end of Key Biscayne (not the channel but along the shore line of key biscayne in the unmarked channel) - this is a bit longer but i miss the idiots in the large power boats with monster wakes in a narrow area and the wicked tides - yes it is longer but trying to get out in a outgoing tide or incoming tide can make you wish you were home just my thoughts chuck and soulmates
First TClark - not all of us can get under the tuttle bridge so we have to go on the outside - been in and out of both and it is not just the boat traffic it is also the way the current runs out of Port of Miami - of course the stupid big boats that think they can full power from the CG station on and impress all the babes on the beach do not help -- I actually sail out of rickenbacker and to go north sail out the end of Key Biscayne (not the channel but along the shore line of key biscayne in the unmarked channel) - this is a bit longer but i miss the idiots in the large power boats with monster wakes in a narrow area and the wicked tides - yes it is longer but trying to get out in a outgoing tide or incoming tide can make you wish you were home just my thoughts chuck and soulmates
Govt Cut
If you go the Government Cut you can stop at Fischer Island and have a drink, then again if you go via Port Everglades you can stop at the Marriott or Pier 66. Tough choice.
If you go the Government Cut you can stop at Fischer Island and have a drink, then again if you go via Port Everglades you can stop at the Marriott or Pier 66. Tough choice.
History
The inlet at Port Everglades has a little history. Port Everglades was first called Lake Mable and was 3 feet deep. The original inlet was at Bahia Mar at the end of the New River. Now filled in. The Miami River was once clear and the mouth was around a mile wide. The Bill Baggs Lighthouse was once about a mile and a half from the waters edge. Somethings I read in a book in high school when I lived down there. Going by memory.
The inlet at Port Everglades has a little history. Port Everglades was first called Lake Mable and was 3 feet deep. The original inlet was at Bahia Mar at the end of the New River. Now filled in. The Miami River was once clear and the mouth was around a mile wide. The Bill Baggs Lighthouse was once about a mile and a half from the waters edge. Somethings I read in a book in high school when I lived down there. Going by memory.
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