Yachts For Sale In Fort Myers
Located on the southwest coast of Florida, just north of Naples, in the section of coastline known as the Lee Islands Coast, is Fort Myers and Cape Coral, along with Sanibel and Captiva Islands (barrier islands). Both Fort Myers and Cape Coral are on the banks of the Caloosahatchee River, a major Florida waterway that is part of the Okeechobee Waterway that crosses the Florida peninsula from Gulf of Mexico/Fort Myers in the west to the Atlantic Ocean/Stuart in the east, through Lake Okeechobee. There are 5 locks involved in the crossing, 3 are on the west side of Lake “O.” It is a more protected route for vessels cruising the Great Loop or just crossing to either coast, shaving about 165 NM from cruising outside and around the tip of Florida.
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YACHTS LOCATED NEAR Fort Myers Florida
LAUREL
240' Delta 2006
West Palm Beach, Florida, United States
LOON
221' Icon 2010
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, United States
4 Roses
185' Oceanfast Full Displacement 2004
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
STARSHIP
185' Delta Marine 2001
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
NITA K II
170' Amels 2004
Palm Beach, Florida, United States
LADY B
170' Benetti Custom 2008
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
Amanti
170' Feadship 51.8M 2003
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
SAPPHIRE
165' Trinity Yachts 2009
West Palm Beach, Florida, United States
VICTORIA DEL MAR
164' Delta Marine Custom 2006
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
NEENAH
164' Westport 2020
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
GIGI
164' Westport Tri-Deck 2010
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
VALINOR
164' Westport Westport 164 2013
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
High Occupancy
164' Oceanfast 164 Custom 1989
Miami, Florida, United States
The Okeechobee Waterway is maintained by the US Army Corp of Engineers (USACE), who built the canals and locks for navigation across state. The Caloosahatchee River is the third leg of the Great Calusa Blueway of scenic waterways in the area, great for kayak and canoe excursions. The 67-mile river was used as a water highway by the Calusa Indians, from whom it was named, and early settlers in the area. Today the river’s wide end where it flows out into bays and the Gulf of Mexico is busy with industry, shipping and boating in stark contrast to its peaceful backwaters where it drains the northern Everglades.
As with the Naples area, wealthy businessmen and celebrities took a shine to Fort Myers for its natural beauty and abundant waterways, along with infrastructure development in the late 1800’s and turn of the century. Inventors Thomas Edison and Henry Ford purchased land in 1916 and built estates in what is now downtown Fort Myers. Edison planted the stately Royal Palms that line scenic McGregor Blvd leading to the city’s most upscale riverfront neighborhoods. The Edison and Ford estates are now museums that have become Fort Myers most visited attraction.
The barrier islands of Sanibel and Captiva and Fort Myers Beach are known for their beautiful beaches and a prime destination for vacationers, including those from other areas of Florida. There are endless family-friendly attractions, restaurants, shopping and resorts, fishing, golf and many wonderful Nature Reserves and islands to explore, especially by water.
With so much waterfront, boaters can cruise up to any number of great restaurants in the area. In Cape Coral, on the north bank of the Caloosahatchee, is Fathoms at Cape Harbour, accessible from the river and Cape Harbour. Fathoms offers indoor and outdoor dining. Marker 92 Waterfront Bar & Bistro and the Nauti Mermaid Dockside Bar & Grill. Rumrunners, with indoor and outdoor dining, is also accessible from the Caloosahatchee and Cape Harbour.
In Fort Myers, the Lighthouse Restaurant (MM II in Jonathan Harbour, just past Connie Mack Island) features a full bar, indoor and outdoor dining dockside and a 160’ porch for watching spectacular sunsets and millionaire’s yachts. The Sanibel Harbour Marriott Resort & Spa (MM II) features Charley’s Cabana Bar (tapas bar and dinner), the Tarpon House (American casual dining) and Courtside Steakhouse with full bar (upscale; reservations required). Fort Myers Beach has a vast selection of eateries; here are several for boaters—Bayfront Bistro above the Snook Bight Yacht Club; Doc Ford’s Rum Bar & Grille with a great view of Estero Bay; Original Shrimp Dock Bar & Grill; Flippers On The Bay at Lovers Key Beach Club & Resort, located just east of Big Carlos Pass, is great place for coconut shrimp; Matanzas Harborside Restaurant, dockage while dining is free; Nervous Nellie’s is casual dining with a vast menu from which to choose; Parrot Key Caribbean Grill, Marker 24 near Matanzas Pass Bridge, seafood and raw bar; Pink Shell Beach Resort and Marina, Marker 11 with onsite Bongo’s Bar & Grill that is poolside serving casual fare and seafood.
North Fort Myers on the north bank of the Caloosahatchee, is the Three Fishermen, located northwest of the Caloosahatchee Bridge with possible the best riverfront view in Lee County, is an open-air seafood place. On Sanibel, cruise up to Gramma Dots at Sanibel Marina and on Captiva, there’s The Green Flash at GICW Marker 38 (a green light flashes at sunset) for seafood and steak; Old Captiva House is also at Marker 38 faces the Gulf of Mexico.
Some of the area Marinas to consider are Sweetwater Landing Marina; Port Sanibel Marina, located nest to Connie Mack Island, features onsite Lighthouse restaurant and a mile-long Nature Boardwalk, has 95 stationary docks with finger piers and tie-off pilings; Fort Myers Yacht Basin; Legacy Harbour Marina; Semmer’s Docks; Moss Marine in Fort Myers Beach; Pink Shell Resort & Marina in Fort Myers Beach (Bongo’s Bar & Grill). This is by no means a comprehensive list; there are many marina facilities with varying vessel accommodations and of course, private membership yacht clubs—some with reciprocity.
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