Location
The St. Lucie River and the Intracoastal Waterway (AICW) cross at a place near Mile Marker 877.5 called the Crossroads. When traveling on the Intracoastal Waterway or returning from the Atlantic through the St. Lucie Inlet proceed West on the St. Lucie River to Green marker 7. Adjacent to that mark is the entrance to Manatee Pocket at Sandsprit Park. Markers 1 and 2 show the entrance to “The Pocket.”
If traveling East on the Okeechobee Waterway after crossing all or part of Florida use the same markers to find and enter Manatee Pocket.
The pocket channel is dredged to an average of 8 – 9 feet. Proceed south past the large Hinckley Yacht Yard, bearing slightly left at marker 19 and Stuart Corinthian Yacht Club welcomes you at 12 o’clock.
NOAA Chart 11472