Florida

Some homeowners have gone to extraordinalry lengths in the past to keep cruisers from dropping the hook in front of their homes.
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Florida anchoring wars are back

Robert Beringer at the helm of Ukiyo, a Catalina 34 with a 50-foot mast.
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A family cruise to Green Cove Springs

The 33-foot Sea Ray burned to the waterline following an explosion in the area of the stern.
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Boat explosion under investigation

The turtle hospital staff found this sick turtle near the facility.
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Shovel ready

Dredging will become a much more common sight after a $1.9 billion boost from the federal stimulus package.
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Federal stimulus is boon for dredging

In the end, lawmakers passed on giving tax breaks to megayacht buyers.
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Boater tax relief bill takes on water

A new law specifically forbids counties and municipalities from trying to restrict cruisers from anchoring outside permitted mooring fields.
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Riding the legislative tides

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NTSB investigates St. Augustine crash

Thieves stole this 34-foot Spectre from Jay Palini's backyard lift in Pinellas County. Authorities suspect the theft was part of a crime ring that steals boats to use in trafficking drugs and illegal immigrants.
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Thieves plaguing Florida’s west coast

Kaye Pearson
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Boat show pioneer was Florida icon

Left to right are, Mike Criscola, tournament chairman; Baker Bishop, grand champion; Charlotte Ambrogio, tournament director; and Captain Drew Moret.
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Fishing Notes

Tim Gidus, president of Gold Coast Explorations, explores the mystery wreck.
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News Notes – Florida & the South

An aerial view of a boat being prepared for towing after grounding in Everglades National Park. It can take seagrass beds several years to recover from prop damage like this.
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Everglades damage: GPS partly to blame

Former mayor Bob Cox, left, a co-founder of the Fort Lauderdale Boat Show, was on hand as Naugle, right, delivered his farewell address.
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Florida’s boating mayor says goodbye

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Four saved from Biscayne Bay blaze

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Fishing Notes

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News Notes – Florida

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers will now be looking for a passport when you return from Canada, Mexico, Bermuda and the Caribbean.
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New passport requirement starts in June

The author warns that while the shores of the British Virgin Islands may beckon, don't cross over from the USVIs without the right paperwork.
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To navigate the BVIs, learn the ‘customs’

Rescuers removed about 670 feet of line from a right whale - one of only 300 to 400 left in existence.
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The team on Relentless set a single-boat record in winning the Islamorada Sailfish Tournament. Pictured, left to right, are Fenton Langston, Paul Ross, Jimmy Hendrix, and Debbie and Jimmy David.
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Fishing Notes

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Miami club’s passion for powerboats