Anchorage for yachts drawing up to 14 feet is available in the buoyed channel on the east side of Lake Worth leading southward from Port of Palm Beach main ship channel; the best area is immediately south of the ship channel.
On the west side of the lake at Mile 1019.8, there is a marina with berths, electricity, diesel fuel, gasoline, ice, water, marine supplies, pump-out station, and wet and dry storage are available. Hull, engine, and electronic repairs can be made; lift to 99 tons and marine railway to 99 feet. In 2004, the reported approach depth was 12 feet with an alongside depth of 10 feet. Stores, motels and the Palm Beach International Airport are nearby.
West Palm Beach, Mile 1021.9, on the west shore of Lake Worth, is a resort city which is also of considerable commercial importance. The city has complete supplies and services for yachts.
The long pier of a marina is at Mile 1021.6 in West Palm Beach, about 0.1 mile north of the highway bridge. Palm Beach Yacht Club is at the marina. In 2004, the reported approach depth was 9 feet with 8 feet alongside; berths with electricity, water, and ice are available.
The yacht club pier is also near the Good Samaritan Hospital; medical aid to boaters is available at the hospital.
Navigation:
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Lake Worth Inlet is a dredged cut through the barrier beach 11 miles south of Jupiter Inlet Light and 31 miles north of Hillsboro Inlet Entrance Light. The entrance is protected by two jetties and the cut by revetments.
Port of Palm Beach is a deepwater port development 1.1 miles west of the entrance to Lake Worth Inlet. The port borders the communities of Riviera Beach on the north and West Palm Beach on the south.
A Federal project provides for a 35-foot entrance channel, thence a 33-foot inner channel to two turning basins with depths of 33 and 24 feet, respectively, at the Port of Palm Beach. Markers include a 271°30′ lighted entrance range, lights, and lighted and unlighted buoys. The north (right outside) quarter of the entrance channel tends to shoal along the north jetty.