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Cruising The
Keys
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Arrghh Ye Maytees !!!!!
The Islands of forgotten Pirates, Wreckers, and Dreamers
To go straight to the waypoints and pictures of cruising areas,
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BOOT KEY HARBOR - A
Satellite Overview of the Harbor providing the names and layout of various
Marinas, Restaurants, Marine Business' and local points of interest. An extensive listing of business' of
interest to Cruisers in Marathon is also here under "Marathon
Services" which includes restaurants & bars, supply &
repair services, car rental, barbers, etc..
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CRUISING GUIDE & INFO -
Here we list tips from other cruisers: waypoints for cruising and
approaches, recommended anchorages, pictures, selected Marinas including Boot Key Harbor, and suggestions for
weathering nasty storms. It includes waypoints for restaurants to reach by boat
or car. Destination information sheets and sketch charts plus photos are
included for some.
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BOAT RENTALS - Key
Largo to Key West
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FLORIDA KEYS NATIONAL MARINE
SANCTUARY - This includes the "down and dirty" synopsis of
boating in all the Florida Keys, including some of the rules about
groundings, reef regulations, and use of mooring buoys. Includes a link to
REEF RELIEF and includes the .PDF file for the entire sanctuary regulations.
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FISHING & LOBSTERING - Captain John Inghram
has provided useful information
on FISHING the middle keys, including recommended waypoints, TIPS & TRICKS,
and tactics for various fish and sea conditions. Learn how to RIG BAITS. Some general waypoints for
fishing and lobstering will be included. Find the page on LOBSTERS here
too. Learn how to CLEAN CONCH from Mel Neale. Send all your fishing friends
to this site because you just won't get this kind of information anywhere else!!
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DIVING - Dive sites, waypoints, and tips for various diving
opportunities throughout the Florida Keys, including names and telephone numbers
of Dive Shops & boats from Key West to Key Largo. The new Florida
regulations for dive flags. Dive sites have thumbnail graphics you can
enlarge to see the layout of the reefs and mooring buoys. Includes full GPS
waypoints for more than 72 dive sites in the Keys including wrecks & reefs.
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CUBA - What you need to know
to cruise to Cuba. It's not illegal to go there, just to spend money (there
are legal ways to travel there under license or hosted so you don't spend
money). This
page includes information on customs, a printable application for the annual
customs decal, information from the Treasury Dept. and Office of Foreign
Asset Control. Legal venues for traveling to Cuba AND spending US currency
is also discussed, plus waypoints are provided for departing in Key West and
arriving in Havana or Mariel Hemingway Marina.
It includes pictures and a Chart view of Hemingway Marina just outside
Havana Cuba.
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BAHAMAS - A short primer on
how to cross the Gulf Stream, and paperwork requirements for Cuba, plus
recommended books and charts.
Right: Website Author
Gregory Absten and 2 year old daughter Jessica in 1997 enjoying a sunset dinghy ride in Boot Key
Harbor under the Bridge.
 Some
of the graphics and animations on this site are courtesy of Animation Factory. Want to look at a general (not specific to boating)
Florida Keys
Site? Try http://keysy.com
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