By Kris Hundley There are three ways to get to Miami from Marathon. Go under the Seven Mile Bridge and run up the Florida Bay. But the water is shallow, the channel narrow and often booby-trapped with fish pots and the cuts by bridges frequently shoaled. Take the bay side in a boat with five-foot…
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By Kris Hundley Traveling from Venice to Boca Grande by car takes about an hour. Sailing that distance in the Gulf takes the better part of a day. Cruising about two miles offshore, the highrise condos of Venice recede and a scrim of sand and green marks the shore. Small planes circle the…
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By Kris Hundley To make the roughly 90-mile boat trip from Naples to Key West, you head south in the Gulf of America and sail all night. If you stay the course – and you’re not buffeted by storms or plagued with mechanical problems – you’re there by morning. Our boat trip from Naples to Key West…
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By Kara Franker Sailo, a peer-to-peer boat rental company, connects boat renters and owners. It's an online marketplace where people can list, find and book boats and licensed captains in minutes…
Read MoreSnorkeling, sunbathing, kayaking – you'll do it all on a secluded eco Key West boat tour that immerses passengers in the area's natural habitat. As the reef approaches, there's no other boat in sight. We're gliding southwest through Key West's calm waters to a spot six miles offshore known as…
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Check out these four great Florida regions to fish, cruise and explore. With more than 7,700 lakes, 10,550 miles of rivers, 2,276 miles of tidal shoreline, and a year-round boating season, Florida offers diverse waterways to explore and many exciting boating and fishing events. These waters are…
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By Janet K. Keeler It is often said that to thoroughly enjoy the wonders of Florida, one needs to get out on the water. That is the best vantage point from which to appreciate why people flock to the Sunshine State from all over the world. Some, being fans of death-defying roller coasters and…
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By Terry Tomalin Make yourself at home on the water in St. Johns River houseboat rentals. One of the few rivers in the Western Hemisphere that flows north, the St. Johns River can get as big and wide as an ocean bay, or as narrow and tight as a classic Florida creek. In its upper reaches south of…
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By Terry Gibson Boaters enjoy pulling up onto sandbars in Florida, setting out the anchor, and enjoying the afternoon in the salt air and sunshine. Whole families, groups of friends, fishing buddies come in from wherever. It’s usually a great scene and better time wherever you idle up. If you’re…
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By Carlos Harrison For those who’ve dreamed of sailing off into the sunset – and back – a “sail-cation” is the perfect way to build sea skills, and enjoy a relaxing cruise at the same time. There's water, water everywhere. So why just let it lap at your feet? There are two-, three- and five-day…
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