Stuart (St. Lucie River) - Docking
There are dozens of marinas here to choose from.
When approaching from seaward (St. Lucie Inlet), the Intracoastal Waterway (ICW) runs north to south. Immediately past the ICW is a turn to the south called Manatee Pocket: this small bay is lined with marinas and many yachts anchor here.
Beyond the first bridge (Evans Crary Bridge: 65ft vertical clearance), the St. Lucie River widens and many anchorages or marinas can be found here. Proceed past the second and third bridges (65ft vertical clearance or bascule/drawbridge) and more major marinas are available. The South Fork of the St. Lucie River turns into the St. Lucie Canal (Okeechobee Waterway).
There are public docks owned by the City of Stuart in the downtown area at approximately: 27º12’07″N, 080º15’12″W.
Last updated: October 2016
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We stayed 5 weeks at the Sunset Bay Marina and Anchorage in April and May 2017 before we crossed the Atlantic back to Germany. We cleared in West Palm Beach and motored the ICW to Stuart. We reserved a berth some weeks before because the marina has been recommended to us from other American sailors. We did not regret it. The marina is nicely located on the St. Lucie River, close to the small town of Stuart, accessible via a nice “River Walk”.
We liked the nice atmosphere of the place. The marina is beautifully designed and offers everything a sailor needs: Good docks with power and water, excellent and clean showers and toilets, laundry, air conditioned “Captains Lounge” etc. etc. checkwww.sunsetbaymarinaandanchorage.com. The marina office is well organized and the staff very friendly. We made use of the courtesy bicycles every day in order to get to the grocery stores or the beaches. The dockage fees are reasonable. Stuart offers everything you might need for your boat: West Marine store, DIY stores, various workshops, etc. The St. Lucie River is shallow but with 1,8 meters (6 feet) draft accessible. Options for provisioning for the Atlantic crossing are excellent, the best in 4 years cruising.