Boot Key Harbor
"Marathon- the Heart of the Florida Keys"

An On-Line Cruising Guide for the Florida Keys & Cuba
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" ... what makes this site a jewel is the Cruising section. You can learn about Boot Key Harbor, local fishing, diving, the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary and Cruising the Keys. . . . . A must-see for the Florida Cruiser!"   
- Louise Coulson,  Living Aboard Magazine, Jan/Feb 2000

Boot Key Harbor looking Eastward
©2000 G.T. Absten

CyberCruising™ THE KEYS (Click Here)
Welcome to the Florida Keys & Marathon !

Enter Here for free Boating and Cruising Information. Find waypoints for wreck diving, recommendations on great anchorages, advice on handling Hurricanes, Fishing and Lobster tips, cleaning Conch and lots more. You'll find listings of Marinas  and waypoints for boater accessible restaurants throughout the Keys. Marathon listings include local business of interest to cruisers. It also includes Sanctuary information and regulations. Information isn't just limited to the immediate Keys. You'll get more cruising information on S. Florida locations like the everglades, and even Cuba - including regulations, marinas and waypoints. The Boat Links area is the shopping place - links to weather, organizations and companies.  This website is essentially a hobby. We accept no advertising and all listings you find here are free. I'm a former Port Captain and Board Member of the Marathon Yacht Club, a Past Commander of the Marathon Sail and Power Squadron,  and an avid cruiser.  --- Hope you like it. -

You won't believe how much information is here!

BOOT KEY HARBOR MESSAGE BOARD - General Community Bulletin Board -
(post your own personal notices or comments)

IN MEMORY OF THE OVERSEAS LOUNGE - HATS OFF TO ROY AND BEVERLY ................. 


Gregory T. Absten    

CapnGreg@BootKeyHarbor.com
  

Business' wanting their products/services posted here for free - send me an EMAIL

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Quick Shortcuts to Our Keys Hot Spots:
Keys Cruising Waypoints & Anchorages
Keys Mooring Buoys
Boot Key Harbor satellite Overview
Boot Key Harbor Aerial Views
Boot Key Harbor Page - Harbor Boat Photos & Info
Marinas in the Keys
Boat Rentals - all of Keys
Boating Courses - Power Squadron
Great Circle Cruise - Personal log 2001

Marathon Services & Business-
 (Restaurants, bars, repairs, supplies, other marinas, etc.)
Marathon Restaurants / Bars
Restaurants along the Keys 

Diving & Snorkeling, and Dive Shops 
Fishing & Lobsters 
Pictorial Fish Guide - Sport Fish 
Pictorial Fish Guide - Reef Life
Marine Stings & Bites
Conch Cleaning & Recipes 

CUBA Travel & Hemingway Marina
BAHAMAS - A primer

Marathon Yacht Club
Marathon Sail & Power Squadron
Boat Jokes (Power Squadron)
Marathon Sailing Club
Middle Keys Marine Association

Florida Keys Keynoter Newspaper
(lots of links including a dining guide)
Keys Entertainment Calendar
Free Press Newspaper
Keys Libraries

Marathon Wild Bird Center
Marathon Chamber of Commerce (tourist info)
City of Marathon website (including City Marina)
Health Dept. Tests on Keys Beaches
Monroe County Sheriff
(FWC) Florida Wildlife Commission

Current Marine Wx  Forecast
Sombrero Buoy Real Time Weather
Tides - Search the FL Keys
(Saltwater Tides)
Tides & Currents - Search the FL Keys
(Nautical Software)
Radar Coverage - Keys
Satellite
Wave Heights Florida Straits
National Hurricane Center

Weather UnderGround - Tropical
Weather Channel
Hurricane Article for Boaters
Storm Tracking - electronic tutorial
 

DO YOU HAVE ANY PHOTOS OF THE KEYS OR GRAPHICS YOU'D LIKE TO CONTRIBUTE TO THIS SITE? WE'LL CREDIT YOUR NAME WITH THE MATERIAL.
CapnGreg@BootKeyHarbor.com

Capn Greg's MEDICAL LASER WEBSITE
This is how I actually earn a living (non boating site)

Featured Marathon Business':
(Go to the Marathon Services page for more listings)

Marathon Sail & Power Squadron.  Free Boating Classes.
Member US Power Squadrons.

Bare Charter a 40' Island Gypsy!
PAGAN STAR
Skip Billhimer, 305-731-3400. Marathon

STINGER FISHING CHARTERS
Best Tarpon and near-shore fishing around
Call Captain Sam Nelson at 305-743-4011

PYRATES OF TORTUGA !
Keys Entertainers - great for groups


Boot Key Harbor looking Eastward
©2000 G.T. Absten

Boot Key Harbor (BKH)
Heart of the Florida Keys

PHOTOS of boats, the harbor
photos posted here first then rotated to this page

(Click for local photos)


BKH Full Moon Sunset
Courtesy of Waddy Thompson


Sunset Photo
Courtesy Capt Frank Danisi


This WebSite was Created and is Maintained by Capt. Gregory Absten, Marathon, FL.          E-mail: CapnGreg@BootKeyHarbor.com  
© 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008  G.T. Absten. All rights reserved.
 

Boot Key Harbor website created and maintained by Capt. Gregory T. Absten, Marathon.  - A Boater's Guide to the Florida Keys & Cuba
Copyright 2000-2008 Gregory T. Absten