The Florida Reef (also known as the Great Florida Reef, Florida reefs, Florida Reef Tract and Florida Keys Reef Tract) is the only living coral barrier reef in the continental United States.[1] It is the third largest coral barrier reef system in the world (after the Great Barrier Reef and Belize Barrier Reef).[2] It lies a few miles seaward of the Florida Keys, is about 4 miles (6 to 7 km) wide and extends (along the 20 meter depth contour) 270 km (170 mi) from Fowey Rocks just east of Soldier Key to just south of the Marquesas Keys.
4 hour trip
Sail to the reef in an actual racing sailboat. The thirsty Lady has won 4 georgetown Regattas participants can help out as much or as little as they like. This will be a hands on sailing experience Will learn a little about sailing
Leave Oceanside Marinas at 900 AM
Sail to Western Sambo
snorkel for an hour +
Sail down the Atlantic coast and back into harbour by 100 pm
Western Sambo has one of the last remaining stands of living elkhorn coral in the Lower Keys, a species once abundant throughout the Keys. Anemones, crabs, starfish, sea cucumbers, sand dollars, and sea urchins are found nearshore. Surgeonfish, bar jacks, foureye butterflyfish, rosy blennies, neon gobies, grunts, wrasses, angelfish, damselfish, striped parrotfish, butter hamlets, sharpnosed puffers, and schoolmasters are residents at the reef. Huge gray angelfish and hogfish meander the shallow areas of Western Sambo.
Snorkel Information
Boat will be limited to no more than 6 passengers providing a more private experience
All snorkel gear provided
Free beer and wine after the snorkel byob for liquor
Plenty of room for sunbathing on front of boat
Sunset cruise
