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Rachel Key

Location: Florida Bay
Mile Marker: Mile 1190
Lat / Lon: N 24° 43.500' / W 081° 04.693'
Depth: 6-7 Feet
Description:
NOTE: Per Florida Statute 327.4109

The owner or operator of a vessel or floating structure may not anchor or moor such that the nearest approach of the anchored or moored vessel or floating structure is:
1. Within 150 feet of any marina, boat ramp, boatyard, or other vessel launching or loading facility;
2. Within 300 feet of a superyacht repair facility. For purposes of this subparagraph, the term "superyacht repair facility" means a facility that services or repairs a yacht with a water line of 120 feet or more in length; or
3. Within 100 feet outward from the marked boundary of a public mooring field or a lesser distance if approved by the commission upon request of a local government within which the mooring field is located. The commission may adopt rules to implement this subparagraph.

Holding:

5.00

Good, Sand, Grass

Wind Protection:

3.50

Open and Exposed Northeast

Current Flow:

3.50

Wake Protection:

3.50

Open and Exposed Northeast

Scenic Beauty:

2.50

Ease of Shopping:

2.50

Shore Access:

1.00

Pet Friendly:

3.00

Cell Service:

4.00

Review for Rachel Key

Reviewed by: Martin Filion, Emyliz I, on Feb 6, 2022
Vessel Type: Sail
LOA: 32'
Draft: 4.0'

Overall Rating:

4

Holding:

5

Wind Protection:

4

Current Flow:

4

Wake Protection:

4

Scenic Beauty:

4

Ease of Shopping:

4

Shore Access:

1

Pet Friendly:

3

Cell Service:

4

We where at anchor for 3 days with our Rocna 15kg with a strong holding. The shore is near but a little smelly like if the city sewage where dumping just beside the anchorabe but still the water was no really filty but not "great". The stores are near on shore but getting out requires a little bit of logistic and we didn't find a "REAL" dinghy dock but that seems to be that way pratically everywhere so we figured out a place to get on shore as usual. Great parks and beaches not too far and great restaurant, the best meal of our whole trip was here at the Lobster House on 3660 overseas Hwy in Marathon. There is plenty of marinas on the west east side of marathon to get services like pump out, water and diesel but not too much on this side... the only option seems to be Faro Blanco but they are not selling water to people not in the resort and they are not doing pump out on the weekends. Stil they have Fuel. We where well protected from the north-east winds and from the swell of the sea but still get little strange chops that seems to come from nowhere from times to times.

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Review for Rachel Key

Reviewed by: Len Barton on Jun 10, 2021
Vessel Type: Sail
LOA: 41'
Draft: 5.0'

Overall Rating:

5

Holding:

5

Wind Protection:

3

Current Flow:

3

Wake Protection:

3

Scenic Beauty:

1

Ease of Shopping:

1

Shore Access:

1

We didn't actually anchor in this location. I chose the 10 foot depth at Fanny Keys.
It was very comfortable with east winds. But boat wakes were bothersome at times

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