Perhaps the day will begin with the hush of still water as your paddle dips quietly right and left, or with the bright flash of fins as a parrot fish darts past your mask. Later, you might listen to the …

Florida is a boater’s paradise, with approximately 8,250 miles of tidal coastline, 1,700 miles of rivers and streams, and 3 million acres of lakes, but for the unprepared, it can also be a boater’s nightmare. Nationwide, eighty percent of boating …

We had hauled our boat at a DIY-friendly boatyard and left her on the hard for a few months to dry out. We returned to prepare the bottom for fall cruising only to find a half-dozen new signs in big, …

Imagine a sailing regatta in which the fleet spends the first day of the race swinging nine irons instead of hoisting spinnakers. That is exactly what spectators of The Upper Keys Sailing Club’s Flail and Sail event on Dec. 5 …

Arms full of groceries; we rushed down the dock and huddled under the Bimini just seconds before the sky unleashed a deluge of rain. As we were congratulating ourselves on our perfect timing, the drops began to seep through our …

A few years ago I was cleaning the bottom of a sailboat at a local marina. My husband and I are both teachers, and we ran a part-time diving business on the side to help fund our family of five. …

It is a Saturday in spring, and the marina is alive with boat owners scrubbing decks and leaning over lifelines getting reacquainted with neighbors. The tranquility is abruptly shattered by a perfect storm of colorful language; the couple on E …