Boating and Water Access in Palm Beach, FL

The Town of Palm Beach Marina

The Town of Palm Beach Marina sits directly on the Intracoastal Waterway, just south of the Royal Park Bridge, and is described as the only public marina located on the barrier island between the Intracoastal Waterway and the Atlantic Ocean -- a genuinely distinctive fact given how much of this stretch of coastline is privately held. The marina completed a $40 million rebuild in November 2021, replacing its previous facilities entirely with a hurricane-rated Unifloat concrete floating dock system. It comprises 84 slips ranging from 60 to 294 feet across three named docks -- the Brazilian, Australian, and Peruvian -- plus an additional 250-foot Royal Palm Dock structure added specifically to accommodate superyachts via side-tie mooring.

Amenities at the rebuilt marina include high-speed Wi-Fi, expanded shore power up to 200 amps and 480-volt three-phase service, and modern security systems -- infrastructure clearly built for serious, large-vessel boating rather than a casual small-craft marina. This page does not state current slip rental rates, current availability, or reservation policy, since those change and were not independently confirmed for this build; contact the marina directly (townofpalmbeachmarina.com) for current dockage information.

The Lake Worth Inlet: Real Atlantic Access

The Lake Worth Inlet is a genuine shipping, commercial, and recreational inlet connecting the Intracoastal Waterway and Lake Worth Lagoon to the open Atlantic -- described as fairly wide and well-marked with navigational buoys. It's one of four major inlets along the broader Palm Beach County coastline that connect the Intracoastal system to the Atlantic Ocean, part of a county waterway network described as totaling roughly 125 miles. That inlet access is the practical reason boating from Palm Beach's Intracoastal-side marinas and private docks can reach open-water fishing grounds and coastal cruising routes without a lengthy Intracoastal transit first.

This page does not state current navigational hazards, depth soundings, or specific channel conditions for the Lake Worth Inlet, since those are the kind of time-sensitive information that should come from current NOAA charts and local notices to mariners, not a general guide. Any boater using the inlet should consult current official navigational resources directly rather than relying on this page's general description.

The Sailfish Club of Florida: A Real, Historic Private Club

The Sailfish Club of Florida, located at 1338 North Lake Way in Palm Beach, describes itself as the oldest continuously operating private club in the Town of Palm Beach, founded in the early 1900s (with some sourcing citing 1914). Its own materials describe swimming, sailing, fishing, and boating among its attractions -- a real, longstanding fixture of the town's boating and water-sports social culture. This page does not state current membership requirements, initiation fees, or dues for the Sailfish Club, since that information is not standardized or publicly published and was not independently confirmed for this build; contact the club directly for current membership information.

The Broader Fishing and Charter Fleet: Mostly Based Off-Island

It's worth being precise about geography here: while Palm Beach itself has real Intracoastal and inlet access, the region's most prominent sport-fishing charter fleet is largely based in neighboring municipalities across the water, not within the Town of Palm Beach's own limits. The Sailfish Marina Resort -- a major charter and fishing-fleet hub with slips for up to 94 vessels ranging from 25 to 140 feet -- sits in Palm Beach Shores, on Singer Island, a separate barrier island and separate municipality north of the Lake Worth Inlet from the Town of Palm Beach. Other fishing-charter operations, including Angler Management, are based out of marinas in West Palm Beach. This page does not claim these off-island operations as being located within the Town of Palm Beach, and any boater planning to charter a fishing trip specifically from within Palm Beach town limits should confirm directly which marinas or clubs actually offer that service on-island, rather than assuming the broader region's well-known "Sailfish Alley" reputation applies to docking specifically within the town.