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General Info
Key Biscayne is an island and city in Miami-Dade County, Florida. It is located immediately south of Miami Beach and connected to the City of Miami via the Rickenbacker Causeway, a 5.5-mile long bridge.
Key Biscayne is a favorite first stop for many cruising sailors coming up from the Caribbean, but clearance/immigration procedures must first be handled at the nearby Miami Seaport.
Like the rest of southern Florida, Key Biscayne maintains summertime temperatures year-round, but it is often the first of the surrounding area to be evacuated when Atlantic hurricanes approach.
Position: 25° 43.53’N, 80° 09.52’W (Crandon marina)
Clearance
This is NOT a recognized Port of Entry by the US Customs and Border Protection.
See USA Formalities for full details on clearing into and out of the USA.
If you are arriving from abroad, customs clearance and immigration procedures must be conducted in the nearby Miami Seaport.
Docking
There are shoals around Key Biscayne and care should be exercised while navigating in this area.
Various anchorages exist on the west side of the island. There is a hurricane harbor (appropriately named “Hurricane Harbor”) on the west side of Key Biscayne; however, only shallow draught vessels can access the inner harbor. All other vessels can anchor north of a prominent sandbar near Nixon Beach for the best protection from the weather.
There are two other mooring fields, which are reported to be viable storm moorings. One to the southwest of Crandon Park Marina, and another in a large bay to the northeast of Rickenbacker Marina. Both are regularly maintained by divers.
Last updated September 2016.
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Key Biscayne Yacht Club
Address: 180 Harbor Drive, Key Biscayne, Florida, USA, FL 33149
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Rickenbacker Marina
Address: 3301 Rickenbacker Causeway, Key Biscayne, Florida, USA, FL 33149
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Key Biscayne Yacht Club
Address: 180 Harbor Drive, Key Biscayne, Florida, USA, FL 33149
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