Directions by Sea to the Dinner Key Channel
Latitude:25º 43' 32.79N | Longitude: 80º 14’ 19.19W - Main Pier T-dock coordinates
Coconut Grove Sailing Club is located adjacent and south of Dinner Key Marina south of the Port of Miami at 25 43 34 N 80 14 21 W just over a mile south of where the Intra Coastal passes south under the Richenbacker Causeway which has a 76 ft vertical clearance. By sea you must approach us from the northern end of Biscayne Bay there are three possible approaches:
Coming south down the intracoastal and under Richenbacher Causeway just south of Richenbacker there is a Fl G 2.5s at 25 44.5 N 80 11.0 W. The entrance to Dinner Key Channel is at 25 42.8 N 80 12.6 W.
Coming from the Ocean and the East you can enter Biscayne Bay through the Biscayne Channel the easterly entrance is at 25 38.3 N 80 07.9 W. The Channel is wide, carries 6ft plus at low tide and passes through famous Stiltsville, a collection of houses on stilts.
Coming from the South you are coming up Biscayne Bay and the IntraCoastal, beware the Middle Ground shallows to the landward side at 25 42.3 N 80 13.7 W
Once in Dinner Key Cannel you enter the channel between the spoil islands and the Marina turning to port (south) and enter our mooring field as shown on the chart below. Call on VHF Ch 78 to arrange a mooring.
