I
dock my boat on the end of Citrus Isle, but unfortunately I'm headed up to Atlanta for the weekend. If your plans change, I'll be back late Monday.
In the meantime, it's pretty straightforward to get down the river. I'd recommend doing it with an incoming tide, so that the flow is against you. This gives you much better maneuverability as you have flow over the
rudder even when moving very slow waiting for the bridges to open. Once you get close to the bridge, hail them in Channel 9, and request an opening. They open in demand, so you usually don't have much of a wait. You'll have to go through 4 bridges to get to the
ICW - Davie Blvd, 7th Avenue, Andrews Avenue and 3rd Avenue. Be careful after going through Andrews as there is an outflow station on the north bank that periodically opens and you can get a strong push towards the south bank - if you're unprepared it can get exciting. Once you get to the
ICW head south under the 17th Street bridge and hang a left out the inlet. If your
mast is more than 55 feet off the
water you will need to ask the 17th Street bridge for an opening too, they open on the half hour as long as you've requested an opening.
Along the way be sure to
monitor VHF channel 9 for securitee announcements that alert you to big boats or boats under tow transiting the river.
I'll PM you with my cell number, and will be happy to help over the
phone.
Regards,
David