Sailing out

[buckeye12]

The last time we sailed from Miami I remember seeing people on the rocks waving good bye... Where is this located and is there any hotels within walking distance?

[brunello22]

That is South Pointe Park and/or Smith & Wollensky's on South Beach. There are many boutique hotels in the "South of 5th" neighborhood as well as a beachfront Marriott.

Edited May 17, 2016 by brunello22

[fishywood]

If you were planning on heading out onto those rocks, you need to be both a very strong swimmer and able to climb on and off a surface simultaneously very slippery and very sharp and jagged. Those rocks are in deep water and not connected to the park by a path intended to be walkable; they are there as a breakwater for the ships sailing through Government Cut (the official name of the passage between the Atlantic and PortMiami).

[Capt_BJ]

hint, pull the area up on Google Earth

 

the south Jetty connects to Fisher Island and you can't get there!!!! Fisher Island is 'private' to owners and guests; you get there via a ferry . . . .

 

So, look at the north side . . . on the beach, where the rocks begin there is a concrete fishing pier which is open and free (was free last time I was there anyway . . . ). I highly recommend you go HERE for your looksee and stay OFF the rocks. If pier costs now, the sidewalk 'tween here and S&W's is right behind the rocks ..... please stay off the rocks . . .

 

 

p.s. a lil west of S&W's is Miami Beach marina and IN Miami Beach marina is Monty's of South Beach aka Monty's Sunset http://www.montyssobe.com/ ..... sit outside here and watch the ships leave while sipping a beverage and munching from the raw bar and or stone crab ..... there's even a pool to keep youngin's entertained

Edited May 17, 2016 by Capt_BJ