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EMERALD POINTE has nearly one mile of Docks. (Please see the Walkers' Map, it gives actual distances) As shown in the Walkers Map, within Emerald Pointe, there are very nearly 4500 feet of docks, not counting finger docks and access ramps to the main docks. Depending on the arrangement of boats in the Marina Basin, and depending on the length of the boats, there is dockage for approximately a 100 boats. On the property there is also a Dry Storage area for Boats and Trailers. This space is also limited and is likewise assigned on a first-come, first served basis.
For the Boater and those thinking about boating in our lovely area, free Tide Tables, Charts, and even Tide Calendars for Charlotte Harbor, Punta Gorda and beyond. For additional helpful links for our Boaters, see the full list at the bottom of this page.
The EMERALD POINTE Marina Committee is charged to manage the vessel placement within the EMERALD POINTE Marina Basin. Sometimes there are over one hundred boats in the Marina. There is no charge for docking a boat at EMERALD POINTE, but space for vessels is provided by assignment. Any EMERALD POINTE owner may fill out a vessel assignment request. The EMERALD POINTE Dock Master reviews any of these request for vessel assignments in the Emerald Pointe Marina Basin and this vessel placement is on a first come first serve basis. EMERALD POINTE also has and maintains its own boat ramp.
The EMERALD POINTE Marina Committee is also charged to organize and conduct the Emerald Pointe Boat Club meetings. All owners at Emerald Pointe are able to attend the Boat Club meetings.
Currently the Boat Club of EMERALD POINTE organizes meetings and schedules outings in season. The Boat Club arranges U.S. Coast Guard vessel inspections each year for all vessels in the Marina Basin. The Boat Club organizes a meeting at least once each month in season. At this meeting, Marina business is reviewed, Boat Club outings and trips are planned, and there is usually a speaker on a topic pertinent to Boating in Southwest Florida. The Marina Committee concurrently with the EMERALD POINTE Boat Club oversees all activities at and in Marina Basin at Emerald Pointe. Together they organize, plan, and oversee the needs of the over four thousand five hundred feet of docks in the Marina Basin.
The EMERALD POINTE Boat Club has been a very active participant in the US. Coast Guard Aux. Safe Boating Program. Always remember: File your Float Plan with someone before you depart on your Boating excursion.
Helpful Links for our Boaters
- Animated Knot-Tying;
for Boating, Climbing, Fishing, Scouting, Search and Rescue, and Arborists - Local Notice to Mariners
- USCG Navigation Center - Sea Tow Charlotte Harbor
- Tide Tables, Charts, and even Tide Calendars
for Charlotte Harbor, Punta Gorda and beyond - U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary;
Flotilla 98-D7 Charlotte Harbor, Florida - U.S. Coast Guard's Boating Safety Division
- A leader in improving the boating experience of the maritime public
Selected NOAA Chart Listings
NOAA Nautical Chart On-Line Charts for this area:
- Chart No 11425; Intracoastal Waterway,
Charlotte Harbor to Tampa Bay - Chart No 11426; Estero Bay to Lemon Bay,
including Charlotte Harbor; w/Continuation of Peace River - Chart No 11427; Intracoastal Waterway
Fort Myers to Charlotte Harbor and Wiggins Pass - Chart No 11428; Okeechobee Waterway
St. Lucie Inlet to Fort Myers; Lake Okeechobee - Chart No 11429; Chatham River to Clam Pass;
Naples Bay; Everglades Harbor - Chart No 11450; Fowey Rocks to American Shoal
- Chart No 11434; Florida Keys;
Sombrero Key to Dry Tortugas
Complete NOAA Chart Listings
NOAA’s 1,000-plus U.S. coastal and Great Lakes nautical charts are viewable on-line. Each chart is up-to-date with the most recent Notices to Mariners corrections. Use these on-line charts as a ready reference or planning tool. SELECT AN AREA TO VIEW