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Lignumvitae Key Moorings (FREE)

Location: Florida Bay
Mile Marker: Mile 1164
Lat / Lon: N 24° 54.219' / W 080° 41.622'
Depth: 7-8 Feet
Description:
The pier can accommodate medium-size cruising craft (4-foot MLW depths), although no docking is permitted after 5:00 p.m. and pets are not allowed ashore. Moorings on the northwest side are complimentary for up to 1 week.
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

Free Moorings

Wind Protection:

2.50

Open and Exposed Northeast Through Southwest

Current Flow:

3.00

Wake Protection:

3.50

Open and Exposed Northeast Through Southwest

Scenic Beauty:

4.50

Ease of Shopping:

1.00

Shore Access:

3.00

Pet Friendly:

1.00

Cell Service:

5.00

WiFi:

1.00

Review for Lignumvitae Key Moorings (FREE)

Reviewed by: Richard Davis on Jan 23, 2023
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 58'
Draft: 4.0'

Overall Rating:

4

Holding:

5

Wind Protection:

3

Current Flow:

3

Wake Protection:

3

Scenic Beauty:

4

Ease of Shopping:

1

Shore Access:

1

Cell Service:

5

WiFi:

1

Stopped here on our way to Biscayne Bay.
Some Jet ski traffic during the day, but not bad. Moored to a mooring ball on the West side. Wind turned out of the North after 8:00 PM. a little bumpy but not bad. Wind is supposed to shift to the North West after 11 and the cay should give us some more protection.

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Review for Lignumvitae Key Moorings (FREE)

Reviewed by: Michael Praizner on Feb 4, 2021
Vessel Type: Sail
LOA: 34'
Draft: 4.6'

Overall Rating:

4

Holding:

5

Wind Protection:

2

Current Flow:

3

Wake Protection:

4

Scenic Beauty:

5

Ease of Shopping:

1

Shore Access:

5

Pet Friendly:

1

Cell Service:

5

Anchored on the east side of Lingumvitae Key in March 2018. Holding was good and never saw less than 7 feet of depth. Not protected from anything but a west wind. Surprisingly little wake despite a lot of day time small boat traffic in the nearby channel. I saw no moorings in the area. Dock and dinghy access to the island is easy and they have tours of a structure on the island. This was one of the prettiest anchorages we stayed at in the Keys. We looked at anchoring on the north and west sides of the island boat fishing boat traffic is heavy.

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