Cocoa Yacht Basin

• Location: Indian River
• Mile Marker: Mile 897.5
• Lat / Lon: N 28° 21.133' / W 080° 43.267'
• Depth: 7-8 Feet
• Description:

  Sound your way in to a suitable depth, avoiding the charted cable and pipeline area south of the bridges and be sure to stay well clear of the low power lines (charted 38 feet). The anchorage extends for half a mile down river, along which you should find 6 to 9 feet.

  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.