Quick, what do Ponce de Leon, Osceola, Harry Truman, Ernest Hemingway, and Jimmy Buffet all have in common? They traveled in, and anchored their boats on the waterways of Florida. From the time of the first European settlers 450 years …
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Historic Lauderdale Boatyard and Marina selling out for redevelopment FORT LAUDERDALE – The historic 64-year-old boatyard and marina property, formerly known as Jackson Marine, located on the South fork of the New River has been listed for sale. “The 11.3-acre footprint …
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Have you ever been surrounded by so much lightning that the skies are alight with fire and you can feel the static as it strikes the water beside you? Lightning terrifies me. It is one of my biggest fears. While …
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Journey, our 42ft sloop, Captain Jonathan, and I, his loyal first mate, started our sailing adventure in December 2013 leaving from Florida. We sailed the Bahamas, Haiti, Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico, as we made our way south, stopping at …
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Brig Boats Enter U.S. market in Fort Lauderdale DANIA BEACH – Brig Boats has officially entered the U.S. market and announced the grand opening of its founding dealership in the country. In December, Sirocco Marine Fort Lauderdale opened the doors to …
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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 …
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Very soon after arrival, I was sitting at a noisy, mostly outdoor bar with picnic tables in the port town of Hillsborough, our first stop on a tour through the Caribbean’s Windward Islands. By the time I had taken a …
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Until this past year I could count on one hand the times I tossed a hook in the water in a vain attempt to catch a fish. Each fishing trip played out the same way – either someone baited my …
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During the final two decades of the 20th century, scientists and educators flooded magazines and newspapers with news of coral reefs dying all over the world. By 2007, both federal and state governments responded with legislation including grants giving communities …
Read More »Lumitec, a leading designer and manufacturer of marine LED lighting solutions, announced today the hiring of Anais Veiga as the Customer Service Representative in the Florida facility. Ms. Veiga brings nearly 10 years’ operations and customer service experience to …
Read More »Manatees are large, herbivorous marine mammals. The average adult manatee is 10ft long and weighs approximately 1000lb. Adults have been known to exceed lengths of 13ft and weigh over 3500lb. A migratory animal, within the United States, manatees are concentrated …
Read More »The Sponge Diver – A job as old as recorded history comes to Florida’s waterfront Sponge harvesting is a unique and little-known industry that has been around since the time of Alexander the Great. Originating in the Mediterranean, it eventually …
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Steve Cummings has been messing around boats his entire life. All kinds of boats. His current work-in-progress adventure is Silent Thunder, a 65-foot former Army T-Boat, where he and his wife Rose make their home. Living on the west coast …
Read More »Travis Odenbach dominates at St. Pete NOOD Regatta; Florida’s Peter Bream takes J/24 Midwinters The 2012 National Offshore One-Design (NOOD) Regatta Series began on February 17 with the St. Petersburg Regatta hosted by the St Petersburg Yacht Club in Florida. …
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With help from FEMA, the city readies for boaters, fishermen The Sunrise City of Fort Pierce boasts world-class inshore and offshore fishing, beachfront parks, free public boat ramps plus marinas and boatyards, which can accommodate skiffs to luxury yachts. Since …
Read More »The Perfect Harbor for a Struggling Scribe St. Augustine is my favorite cruising destination in Florida. The reasons are many: as the oldest city (founded 1565) in America, it has a unique history. It is boater-friendly. It also has a …
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Boat builder for six decades, artist for a lifetime Curt Whiticar, who turned 101 years of age February 13, has a quick smile and the ability to recall life 95 years ago just as well as yesterday. He has a …
Read More »Iconic artist and environmentalist to open a new ‘Outpost’ at the Tradewinds Island Resorts on St. Pete Beach As I was preparing for my time at the Miami International Boat Show, I was constantly receiving press releases about this person …
Read More »TRINITY YACHTS IN GULFPORT, MS, LAUNCHES 164-FOOT TSUMAT Tsumat is the stuff dreams are made of. At least for her owner, a repeat Trinity customer whose family has enjoyed yachting for many years. From her layout, which includes six staterooms …
Read More »A long voyage typically takes weeks or even months to plan, but not in our case. For us it started during our spring vacation to Florida in April 2011 when I got a call from a recruiter for a job in Tampa.
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