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SF Pop-up Beach Cruise to Port Charlotte Beach Park

Friday is 84 degrees, With a SW breeze.  Time for a POP-UP CRUISE!!   

Dawn and Kevin Smith will lead a local cruise across to the north shore of Charlotte Harbor
to Port Charlotte Beach Park. Low tide is noon  so there will be plenty of beach.

You can put the bow of your boat up to the beach and walk ashore.  It's a small beach, but sandy.

Boaters - please invite other members on your boat if you are able.
Other members - if you are not able to take your boat, reach out to another member and see if you can jump on with them.


Friday, Feb 10 -  11:30am - 2:00pm 
- We will try to be at the beach by 11:30am
- We will have a propane BBQ grill if you want to grill food.  BYO everything (chairs, umbrellas, food, drinks).


Port Charlotte Beach Park
4500 Harbor Blvd., Port Charlotte, FL 33952 (parking is 75 cents/hour)

Entrance channel; 26° 57.240'N , 82° 6.620"W

Navigation:
3.5 nm N-NE of Ponce Inlet
3.8 nm NW of Fisherman's Village


Look at the detailed pictures below for marker placement.

Approach from the south-east (roughly the line from Fisherman's Village to the
beach) and go between Markers 1 and 2 into Alligator Bay.  Keep in the channel
heading NW, go between Markers 3 and 4, then 5 and 6, then 7 and 8.  STAY IN THE CHANNEL.
Continue NE to the next channel (markers 1 and 2) to the beach peninsula. 
Turn to the right and stay close to the beach. 

See detailed pictures below!


Put the bow to the beach and put the anchor ashore, your stern will be in deep
water and may require a stern anchor to prevent swing.  

We will be monitoring VHF 71 or call on the phone.

It is important to register for the cruise, in order to get updates.

If have not been there before and would like to follow us, please reach out to us and we can meet you outside Ponce at 11:15 a.m.

- Kevin and Dawn Smith
  email: kevin@smithmail.com
  cell: 312-493-5577













When:
Friday, February 10, 2023, 11:30 AM until 2:00 PM
Where:
Port Charlotte Beach Park
4500 Harbor Blvd
Port Charlotte, FL  33952
Additional Info:
Event Contact(s):
Dawn Smith
cruise leader
 
Kevin Smith
cruise leader
Category:
SF - Seafarers
Registration is required
Payment In Full In Advance Only
Attendees pay for their own charges
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