2016 Water Adventures Brochure

Florida’s Warmest Welcome Pompano Beach, located just north of Ft. Lauderdale, boasts some of the warmest and clearest waters, welcoming sandy beaches and calming breezes. It’s the perfect place for all water adventure enthusiasts.

Enjoy scuba diving, snorkeling, fishing, kayaking, jet skiing, paddle boarding, sailing and much more.

Pompano Beach is also home of the Seafood Festival held in late April, the world famous Pompano Beach Fishing Rodeo in May and the Salt Water Circuit, a three–leg fishing tournament from May to August. Kayak fishing tournaments in Pompano Beach have become extremely popular as well.

Choose from a variety of accommodations; an Intracoastal hotel, apartment, four star beach-front resort, a small charming motel, efficiency or studios within walking distance to the beach. Visit pompanobeachfl.gov for a compete listing.

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Fishing & Boating Pompano Beach is named for the Pompano. A species of in-shore tropical game fish which swims abundantly in the areas warm Atlantic Ocean. Pompano Beach has some of the world’s best sport fishing; the topography and the temperature of the Atlantic Ocean just east of the beach are the perfect habitat for sport fish like mahi-mahi, wahoo, tuna and many others. The Pompano Beach Fishing Pier is always open and is very conducive for snapper fishing. The Hillsboro Inlet Park features wooded fishing decks popular with visitors and residents alike. Fishing licenses are not required.

Boats and jet skis may be launched at Alsdorf Park, NE 14 th St. Causeway and the Intracoastal. Catamarans and sailboats may be launched at NE 16 th St. and are required to stay 200 yards off the beach.

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Bolo Fishing Crowd Pleaser Fish City Drift Fishing Happy Snapper Sportsfishing Helen S Fishing Fleet Killin Time Charters Naughty Girl Sport Fishing Rebound Reel Bandit Ringmaster Charters Summer Wind Sport Fishing Sweet Emily Fishing

954.943.1808 fishbolo.com 954.673.3616 ultimatesportfishing.com 954.781.1211 fishcitypride.com 954.298.3474 happysnapper.com 954.941.3209 helensfishing.com 954.946.2628 killintimecharter.com 954.782.5323 naughtygirlsportfishing.com 954.781.5001 reboundsportfishing.com 954.943.8222 reelbandit.com 954.290.8866 ringmastercharter.com 954.648.7042 sailfishflorida.com 954.861.8113 sweetemilyfishing.com

Scuba Diving Pompano Beach has some of the most magnificent natural coral reefs that you can swim to from shore, which you can only do in South Florida.

For the serious divers, Pompano Beach is the “Wreck Capital” of Florida, with Shipwreck Park, featuring the newest artificial reef, The 324 foot “Lady Luck” that is surrounded by 16 other wrecks dating back to the 1800’s all covered with marine life. Shipwreck Park is a unique underwater cultural arts park with rotating underwater art exhibits. The majority of the wreck dives on the Gold Coast are located just outside the Hillsboro Inlet. There are miles and miles of colorful reefs to explore. With the warm gulf stream current flowing parallel to the shoreline, the linear reef tract creates perfect conditions for drift diving, also known as “valet diving”. Pompano Beach has an array of diving boats to choose from.

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Divers Choice Force e - Pompano Beach Miss Conduct Dive Charters Odyssey Charters Parrot Island Scuba Adventures Pompano Dive Center Scubatyme Charters S. FL Diving Headquarters

954.200.2645 954.943.3489 954.815.9424 954.788.0208 954.942.7333 954.788.0208 954.786.0909 954.783.2299

diverschoice.com force-e.com missconductcharters.com ocharters.com parrotislandscuba.com pompanodivecenter.com scubatyme.com southfloridadiving.com

Lady Luck The Centerpiece of Shipwreck Park A 324 foot tanker ship, The Lady Luck has just sunk approximatively onemile off Pompano Beach. This is one of the newest and biggest contributions to Florida’s artificial reef system and one of the most easily accessible major dive sites in the nation. The ship includes a casino themed deck which encompasses giant dice, a poker table with a card shark dealing cards and whimsical slot machines and octopus dealing craps, creating a fun, interactive dive experience that provides for amazing underwater photo opportunities along with planned rotating underwater art exhibit. Exciting underwater events, artwork and rotating art exhibits will create and enhance this unique dive experiences for local and international tourists.

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Contacts Shipwreck Park

954.786.4607

www.shipwreckparkpompano.com

Other Water Adventures For the young and the young at heart seeking fun and adventure on the waters, Pompano Beach has it all! From the traditional kayaking to banana boating to fly boarding it is here. Enjoy surfing, jet skiing, paddle boarding, a water trampoline, a hobie cat or just relax on the beautiful beach in a comfortable beach chair under an umbrella and enjoy watching the others!

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A1A Watersports American Watersports Atlantic Boat & JetSki Rentals Best Boat Club & Rental Budget Boat Rental Ezride Surf School & Rentals Flyboard Pompano KC Jetski & Watersports Life’s a Beach Watersports LTS Wakeboard and Waterski Oceanside Beach Service On the Beach Water Sports Surf World Serenity Yacht Cruises Sands Harbor Resort & Marina Hillsboro Inlet Fishing Center

954.788.6399 954.946.1811 954.943.7260 954.784.7868 561.900.6501 954.803.7988 954.297.1007 954.532.3203 954.941.5737 954.520.0620 561.840.3373 954.973.7000 954.545.7873 954.941.3443 954.942.9100 954.943.8222

underthesuntours.com americanwatersports.net atlanticboatrentals.com bestboatclub.com budgetboatrental.com ezridesurfschool.com flyboardpompano.com kcjetskiing.com watersportsofsouthflorida.com Crystallakeski.com beachservices.com onthebeach.ws surfworld.us serenityyachtcruises.com sandsharbor.com hillsboroinletfishcenter.com

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1. Pompano Trench 2. Lost Ledge 3. Pompano 3rd Reef Ridge 4. Suzanne’s Ledge 5. Steve’s Twin Ledges 6. Shark Reef 7. Touchdown Reef 8. Pompano Dropoff 9. Grouper Bend 10. Nursery

City Hall: West Atlantic Boulevard, Pompano Beach, Florida 33060 | 954.786.4053 www.pompanobeachfl.gov

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The establishments listed in this brochure are provided for informational purposes only and accordingly, their listing should NOT be considered as an endorsement by the City of Pompano Beach