Yacht Charter Cost.
Buyer’s Reference · Free Guide Yacht Charter Cost. What a week aboard actually costs — and the line items the brochure never shows. Download the guide free below Chartering a yacht is one of the few luxury purchases where the headline price is the least informative number on the page. The base rate buys the […]
Boat Taxes in Florida.
Seamanship Guide Series Boat Taxes in Florida. The 6% rate, the $18,000 cap, the 180-day window, foreign flags and insurance — everything an owner actually needs, on a fast read. 6%State rate $18kTax cap $0Property tax 180dNon-resident Download the guide free below ↓ Florida built its tax law to bring the world’s boats to its […]
VHF Radio BasicsEvery Boater Must Know
Seamanship Series · Free Guide VHF Radio BasicsEvery Boater Must Know Your cell phone fails offshore. Your VHF doesn’t. Channels, protocols, DSC distress, antenna range and the legal requirements — in one reference. Download the guide free below Your cell phone will fail offshore. Your flares depend on someone looking. Only your VHF connects you […]
Nighttime Navigation.
USA Onboard · Field Guide Nighttime Navigation. An ocean that fades into a single tone, lights that mean things, distances that no longer behave — a working guide to the hours when the water teaches everyone to look twice. Download the guide free below ↓ A boat at night becomes a different boat. Color disappears […]
Miami → Florida Keys
Nautical Cruising Guide · Free Guide Miami → Florida Keys Seven days by powerboat — 310 nautical miles, three fishing ecosystems and the southernmost point of the continental United States. Download the guide free below A hundred and twenty miles of coral archipelago, stretching southwest from Key Largo to Key West. One of the most […]
Florida – Bahamas
Captain’s Reference · Free Guide Florida → Bahamas The most consequential fifty miles in American boating — and the four destinations that wait on the other side. Download the guide free below There is a particular kind of passage that is short on the chart and long in the mind. The Florida-to-Bahamas crossing is one of […]
How to Choose a Boatyard
Practical Guide · Free Guide How to Choose a Boatyard The team that cares for your boat for weeks decides whether it comes back right, on time and on budget. Choose them with a framework, not a guess. Download the guide free below Choosing a boatyard is not a minor decision. This is the team […]
Boating Safety Before You Need It
Safety Series · Free Guide Boating SafetyBefore You Need It Lifejackets, navigation lights, distress signals, fire, man overboard and weather — the seven systems that bring a crew home, in one field manual. Download the guide free below Most boating accidents don’t happen in storms. They happen on bright, flat afternoons — to people who […]
Florida Boating Law. What the Water Expects of You
Regulation Series · Free Guide Florida Boating LawWhat the Water Expects of You The four authorities, the paperwork, the speed zones and the habits that keep a day on Florida water clean — whether or not the badge ever appears. Download the guide free below A recreational boater in Florida moves through a regulatory environment […]