Away Out
Newbie
Greetings! We need to bring our boat from Cape Coral, FL (west coast) to Ft. Lauderdale (east coast). I have run two voyage plans, one cutting through Everglades Natl. Park and going through Channel 5 cut (about 250 nm), the other going around Key West (about 450 nm). We'd like to stop each night. I am concerned about depth cutting across the park and for places to stay each night, either in a marina or at anchor, as we don't want to run at night. Any advice would be most appreciated. We have a 53' Grand Alaskan, draws about 5'6". We have a lot of boating experience, but are not familiar with the area, but will have a local, licensed captain aboard.