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Florida anchoring wars are back

Valerie Jones has been fighting anchorage restrictions on Florida waters for 25 years. The former president of Concerned Boaters, a now-defunct group that advocated for

A family cruise to Green Cove Springs

It’s closer than you think: despite being Florida’s greatest waterway with 300 navigable miles, for anyone with a 45-foot mast, the murky St. Johns River

Boat explosion under investigation

The cause of an explosion that burned a 33-foot Sea Ray to the waterline and sent six people to the hospital with serious injuries was

Shovel ready

Projects moving forward include: • The New Jersey Intracoastal Waterway: $1,260,000 for dredging critically shoaled areas. • The Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway: $6,175,000 for dredging at

Federal stimulus is boon for dredging

The federal government’s stimulus package has turned into a boon for pleasure boaters who too often must detour around shoaled channels and silted harbors. An

Riding the legislative tides

Florida’s 2009 legislative session delivered a mixed bag for boaters.  Solons adopted a more liberal anchorage law and protection for coral reefs, while eliminating the

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