Ft Lauderdale - at the Las Olas mooring field

 

The Las Olas mooring field is very convenient and reasonable at $35/night

From Delray Beach south to Ft Lauderdale, the bridges are all timed for 7 kts. We were able to make every bridge without waiting. It was as if the bridges weren’t there. It was a Monday down the canyon so it was fine, a few boats but not the wild going on’s you see on the weekend. 

Unfinished business - the dinghy dock. They have a ramp but some work has to be done to stabilized the dock and attached the ramp to land. They said by March, probably. 

We arrived at the Las Olas mooring field and found five moorings empty. Even at 6:30, there were still two moorings available. The procedure is to pick up any free mooring and then call the office at 954-828-5423 and they will take your information and send you an invoice to fill out via email for you to return. You can pay by check or credit card or go to their main office and pay in person. 

Near low tide, there is a mini beach in one corner of the anchorage - with sand

The moorings look fine but the dinghy dock is not yet attached to the mainland. In fact, there’s no convenient way to get to land. For those with pets, you have to tie up to the bulkhead and hoist your dog ashore. It’s not bad at high tide but at low tide, it can be difficult. 

We happened to come in at low tide and at that time, there’s a sandy beach visible in the northwest corner of the anchorage - it’s where I took Hoolie in the afternoon. Later that night, I did the hoisting job. 

We are headed to Marine Stadium on Tuesday and I’ll take photos of the low clearance bridge, the Julia Tuttle bridge, for future reference. It will be our first trip through that area and I’ll add that leg to the Bob423 track from Titusville. Then it will be two days at Marine Stadium before the next weather window opens up to go down the Keys.