Sails Full of Florida: St. James City

By Kris Hundley At the southernmost tip of Pine Island off Florida’s west coast lies St. James City. One road leads in. Miles of canals lead out. Coming in by dinghy from an anchorage south of town, we find a maze of unmarked canals. Finally we spot a battered sign in someone’s yard identifying…

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Sails Full of Florida: Sarasota South to Venice

By Kris Hundley Somewhere, off the starboard bow, hidden behind a cluster of mangroves at the tip of Casey Key, is Stephen King. Or at least King’s winter home. Even horror writers want a slice of paradise. Traveling south on the Intracoastal Waterway from Sarasota to Venice is like…

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Sails Full of Florida: Welcome to Miami

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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Sails Full of Florida: The Gulf from Venice to Boca Grande

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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Sails Full of Florida: Passage to Key West

By Kris Hundley To make the roughly 90-mile boat trip from Naples to Key West, you head south in the Gulf of Mexico 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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Living the Life of a Local with a Key West Boating Adventure

Snorkeling, 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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Boating and Fishing Across Florida

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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A Charlotte Harbor Cruise Celebrates the Best of Florida

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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St. Johns River Houseboat Rentals on Holly Bluff Marina

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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