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I am having discussions with Pompano about sending half our group to launch at Alsdorf Park. If Harbour Towne does not step up we likely will. This would likely result in $25K of business for Pompano between groceries, meals, etc so they seem eager to help out. Next year after they finish ongoing construction Alsdorf Park may be able to handle all of us.
Looks like its about 9.5 miles with 6 "idle speed" zones (2-3 mph) and another large "slow speed" zone right by Bahia Mar.
Better get to harbour towne early!
On last year's return crossing, instead of heading into the turning basin, I cruised the beach line north to the Hillsboro inlet (which is north of the ramps in question) and we then cruised south via the ICW to Harbour Towne. It really isn't that long of a cruise. It's very enjoyable and it's pretty neat to see the properties and big yachts that are docked along the ICW. It's a nice add-on for anybody who likes that type of thing.
To the best of my knowledge:
While that is an important safety feature of DSC, we can also save our MMSI numbers in our VHF radios, add name tags to the MMSIs and "ring" each other directly ("calling a buddy") or you can also "call a group". When you initiate the call to someone's MMSI and they acknowledge the call, the radios automatically change to a channel for conversation. There is also a "track buddy" function over DSC that works simmilar to AIS given the other user's permission. It would be good to have list of everyone's MMSI for this. I'm at MMSI 367776160
It is 10 miles roughly one of which is a 5 to 7 mph zone, the rest is 25 mph this time of year. It may be a faster trip than from Harbour Towne.
Keeping it au naturalMy boat will be nekkid from the moment we launch until the day we retrieve.
I have never seen anyone cover their boat at either location.
I brought one in 2015 and didn't use it. It's a good thing if there's a little rain to rinse the boat down from all the salt residue. If you're worried about theft, just give @Bruce a bottle of rum, a can of bug spray, and ask him to sleep on your boat.
I live a block from the beach, my boat is always covered in salt residue
Last year I washed my boat daily at the slip in the evening and left it to dry overnight.
Be warned though. The Bimini sands people were quite happy to swipe my credit card frequently
