Sailing out of North Ft. Myers

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Bill Jones12954

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Jun 22, 2004
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I'm considering doing a charter out of North Ft. Myers, FL. Looking at the charts, it appears that there is quite a bit of motoring involved to get to sailing waters. Anyone with local knowledge that can offer some advice would be appreciated. I've been used to Chesapeake Bay sailing where I was about 20 minutes from sails up and engine off.

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SteveB

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Jan 22, 2008
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Compared to home port, probably right. Depends on where you charter from. But just to the north, Charlotte Harbor is a great cruising area--charters available out of Burnt Store Marina (SW Florida Charters I think). Short drive from n. Ft. Myers. Otherwise, head south under Sanibel Causeway and you have Fort Myers Beach to Marco Isl. to cruise.
 
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Bill1565

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Jan 22, 2008
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You can sail on the Caloosahatchee,if the wind is right. Burnt store marina on Ch is only a few minutes by auto from N Ft Myers,and you can sail within 5 minutes of leaving the charter dock as long as you sail west past the shoals.
 
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Jon4399

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Dec 24, 2011
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Hunter Legend 37.5 Cape Coral
If you are planning on sailing from N. Ft. Myers, you must be aware of the College Ave/ Cape Coral Pkwy bridge, which is 55' clearance. Make sure you can dlear. It's about 1 hour from there to the Sanibel Causeway bridge (68') and then south another 1/s hour to clear the shoals at the south end of Sanibel. But it's nice sailing and/or motoring.
 
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