Wednesday, March 31, 2021

Titusville - New Smyrna free docks

 

It would make a nice overnight dock except for all the fishing poles
The other two docks are much higher but I guess it's more convenient for the fishermen
on the lower dock, nevermid the boaters wanting to dock.

On the way back from Smyrna Dunes park, we drove through New Smyrna to look at the free docks just north of the high bridge. They have a unique shape, semicircular but only one is suitable for docking. All are fixed docks and the one used for docking has a second fixed dock that's lower to the water, suitable for getting off a boat. 

No fishermen on this dock! Why not here instead of on a dock that 
boaters could otherwise use?

There is also one floating dock that appears to be made for dinghies. We saw several tied up along side. It's a convenient place for docking since it's a short walk into town with restaurants and such. 

A dock for dinghies was provided too

On the one fixed for a good-sized boat, we saw the lower dock occupied with a family fishing, with multiple poles aligned by each piling. It didn't seem inviting for a boat to come alongside with all those fishing lines in the water. I wasn't able to check on whether overnighting was allowed for not. The one sailboat there didn't appear to just be for the one day. 

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