How do you run aground coming in Port Everglades?

It's been forever since I ran out of Everglades, but I recall there being a shoal to the side of the inlet?

Underwater groin and shoal clearly marked on charts on the north side extending halfway out the channel. Cut the last two red cans with a 6 ft draft and you're done for. In the late sixties early seventies there were the remains of a shoal island that the surfers used to call "Triangles" for the huge triangular hazard marker on it. In 1977 a wooden Broward name "Polyachi" cut across and wound-up beaching behind the Sheraton Yankee Trader

That's what I was thinking, outside of the channel immediately north of 4...

I consider myself a conservative captain. I will cut short of the sea bouy on certain inlets (cape fear river, Charleston Harbor, St Marys by Fernandina, Savannah). Do you all think that is bad practice on the inlets that take large ships?

I am a chart hawk so I am aware of the breakwaters and underwater jetties (maybe they are the same). I asked the question so I get whatever answers come my way. But I considered my practice safe and sound with the shipping channels that go a fair distance offshore. To reemphasize I study charts the day or night before and do not want to be the one that finds the jetty.

There's just no reason to cut short. What does it do for you? You save a few hundred feet? An ounce of fuel? Three minutes?

A fair point. Upon further review I looked at St Marys inlet and where I would normally come in at (red arrow) and I must agree with Ralph and OB that I am certainly not gaining much. I did not consider my practice risky but the both of you have made me realize that what I am “gaining” is not much. Would be interested in what Capt J does. Here is a pic of where I would enter the channel prior to this discussion.

[QUOTE="Cut one buoy set short at St Augustine and your boat will get clobbered.
Why would they put an un-needed set of cans at St Marys??[/QUOTE]

I have run St. Augustine several times and would not cut sea buoys there or other places similar. I didn’t think the extra cans were un-needed. I thought they were for deep draft ships. Not trying to justify the practice but explain my logic that admittedly has problems on this matter. If you notice in my previous post all of the channels I mentioned were shipping channels. I perceived them to be stable but like I said apparently I am wrong. I appreciate the discussion and hope others get something out of it. I have.

I find it interesting that they have a the life raft deployed, which makes me wonder if they breached the hull on that old breakwater.
Marine Traffic shows she is still in the water and transmitting.

Seems to be a bit of confusion between the terms, Breakwater, Jetty and groins here.