I really consider Ft. Lauderdale, FL the Venice of south Florida with the many canals paralleling so many streets in Ft. Lauderdale the waterfront property is everywhere. Many of the waterfront property have deep water access, even from west of I95.

Find some of the best waterfront property for sale in Ft Lauderdale, FL, click on the following link below:

http://www.ftlauderdaleboating.com/waterfront_property_real_estate_lauderdale.htm

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Do NOT let your yacht get frozen in the slip! Now is the time to haul your boat down south and have it ready to go when you want to zip down and cruise the Florida Keys for the weekend, or hang at the flats in Miami for the afternoon.

We list many boat hauling and yacht transporting companies from around the country, as well as south Florida on www.FtLauderdaleBoating.com and www.SailMiami.com:

http://www.ftlauderdaleboating.com/marine_services/boat_transport_lauderdale.htm

http://www.sailmiami.com/Boat_Transport/index.htm

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The beauty of fishing in Florida for me is that here in south Florida the Gulf Stream is just a couple of miles offshore here in Ft. Lauderdale, and therefore the Gulf Stream is just minutes away from many of our marinas and anchorages here. Even on a sailboat we can cruise out Port Everglades Inlet and be in the Gulf Stream in just an hour or less, most of the time.

The Gulf Stream is teaming with fun to catch, and good to eat, game fish most of the time, year round. It is always good to know where the fish are migrating and moving to, and the most effective ways to catch the fish you desire, so a commercial fishing charter captain or fishing guide is worth the money. The sportfishing charter business is huge and very competitive in Florida, especially in south Florida, Miami, Ft. Lauderdale and the Florida Keys. Here on www.FtLauderdaleBoating.com we have many charter companies and captains’ information, and websites listed:

http://www.ftlauderdaleboating.com/charters/fishing_charters_lauderdale.htm

Besides the offshore and Gulf Stream sportfishing, here in south Florida we also have Bonefish, Snook, Tarpon, Bass, etc. trophy fish teaming inshore all over Florida. Many times with these fish you don’t have to leave the comfort and protection of the marsh, rivers and creeks. For many of these inland, in shore fish you don’t even need a boat. You can catch these fish and have a blast doing it from the shore.

Catching some of these fish may even be profitable for the angler. Watch the short video below:

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission biologists are now marking Large Mouth Bass greater than 8 pounds with a dart tag, and anglers can redeem tags for a cash reward. The data will be used to evaluate statewide average catch and harvest rates of trophy Bass and to make better management decisions to increase trophy catches. Multiple tagging studies are conducted by several different agencies. Not all tags can be returned for a cash reward, but all tag information is of scientific value and it highly recommended for the betterment of the fishing to increase that an angler report all tagged fish caught, please.

The wire tagging begins when a biologist measures a Florida Large Mouth Bass. Next the biologist inserts a dart tag under the scales and anchors it behind some small bones in the back of the fish. Anglers who catch a fish with a yellow dart tag, should please call 850-363-6037, with all of the information. (Their name and contact info, the tag number, where the fish was caught, the bass’ length – and if available, girth and weight – the date caught, and whether it was released) The tagging and rewards are happening now, but the FWC is constantly working to improve your Bass fishing. So beginning in October, 2012 log on to TrophyCatchFlorida .com for an exciting new angler recognition program!

So please, keep our waters clean. Be a responsible and mature fisherman, yachtsman, sailor and mariner, and get outside and have fun!

Check out the fishing charters we have on www.SailMiami.com also:

http://www.sailmiami.com/Charters/floridafishing.htm

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Now hiring. Job opening. Positions open. Skilled USCG licensed captain needed.

There are many jobs open for skilled and qualified people here in the U.S.A. We publish some web pages that list marine job openings:

http://www.sailmiami.com/marinejobs.htm

First, is it a job that can be done on line, from any where in the world, on a computer, like writing this blog/article? No. I can write and publish this information from any where in the world, from any computer in the world.

FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO OBTAIN YOUR U.S.C.G. COMMERCIAL LICENSE WITH A PROFESSIONAL COURSE GIVEN BY SEASCHOOL SINCE 1977 (YOU ARE GUARANTEED TO PASS OR YOU TAKE THE COURSE FREE UNTIL YOU DO PASS THE U.S.C.G. COMMERCIAL LICENSE EXAMS) GO TO THIS AUCTION/FUNDRAISER:

The captain (operator of a motor or sailing yacht or ship) cannot be outsourced overseas, over the computer or telephone line in Bangladesh. The operator of a motor or sailing yacht or ship must be a commercial licensed operator, and should be a skilled commercial captain. It cannot be done over the computer, or the telephone line from any where in the world, or over the “Net,” by satellite in the Philippines, at least not yet.

Go HERE TO PASS THE USCG EXAMINATIONS GUARANTEED BY SEASCHOOL, GIVING THE USCG COMMERCIAL EXAMS SINCE 1977:

You must have experience on the water, as crew member at least, then you may take some written examinations and physical examinations, and obtain your USCG commercial license:

http://www.sailmiami.com/Instruction/index.htm

One may have a license but do they know what they are doing? The danger of an inexperienced, unqualified, or just irresponsible operator of a sailing vessel / cruise ship may end up like this:

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When you are looking for the warm and wonderful south Florida location to escape the cold of the north this winter, look for the houseboats in south Florida. One of the most beautiful and easily accessible locations to do everything in, and on the water in south Florida, is Key Largo.

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This houseboat is within a mile or so of John Pennekamp State Park, as well as many sportfishing and SCUBA diving companies’ locations.

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People are now really starting to plan for their winter get away to south Florida and catch the “big kahuna,” or the big wind, and the big wave at Sebastian Inlet. Sometimes the waves are rideable, and even big around Ft. Lauderdale and even Miami Beach.

http://www.sailmiami.com/

The fishing is always good around south Florida. The Gulf Stream is very close and accessable, and since it is such a competitive industry, it tends to be fairly inexpensive all the way down to the Fabulous Florida Keys. The reefs are also amazing in the Florida Keys, and Key Largo is full of competitive charter boats and yachts to take you snorkeling and/or SCUBA diving, as well as sportfishing and sailing.

http://www.floridakeysboating.com/

The nice thing about chartering a sailboat is that you can catch the good fresh breeze for sailing, and also catch some really nice fish, and even hook up with one of the morrings on the many stellar reefs throughout the Fabulous Florida Keys.

So surf the web for those outstanding chater boats and yachts, or even the boat rentals in south Florida, and make your reservations for your days out on the beautiful caribbean like waters of south Florida TODAY!

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Why take a boating class? I have been boating all my life. I should know everything I need to know to go cruising, no? Do I need a capitan’s license?

The answer to your first question is that taking a boating class like this one www.trawlerschoolcharters.com/blog       is SUPER fun, and full of a waterworld of helpful experiences, information and knowledge.

The answer to your next 2 questions is no & no.

Just because you have been boating forever does not mean that you have the knowlegde, nor experience to cruise on a trawler. And, no, you don’t need a captain’s license.

These classes: www.trawlerschoolcharters.com/blog   are conducted by a highly qualified,  kowledgeable, and friendly, with years of  experience as a U.S.C.G. licensed Instructer. Don’t miss the cruising class of a lifetime.

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If you are cruising south and you are anywhere close to the Georgia – Florida state line

(JaxBoating.net) >> http://www.jacksonville-boating.com/

around November 25th, you must have Thanksgiving Dinner in St Marys, GA. Point your bow into the St. Marys river, drop the hook, tie up to the docks, or ease into a slip in the marina and prepare to have an awesome time, with some of the most Wonderful people on this planet, and share in an awesome Thanksgiving Dinner meal with all the cruisers and the precious town’s people of St. Mary’s, GA. It is one of the preferred destinations on the eastern seaboard of the U.S.A. on the autumn, southern migration route down the eastern seaboard of the U.S..

Just bring a dish, your salty cruising tales and fish stories, and plan on having a laid back blast, south Georgia style.

St. Marys, GA is one of the sweetest little inland coastal towns in this country. She seems to be frozen in time yet still up with the 21st century in many ways. Super nice and the people there seem to be angelic.

We will see you all there.

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The wind is right. You can sail away and find serenity. Sailing, fishing, wake boarding, kite boarding, etc. it is all year round in south Florida, the Bahamas, the Caribbean and beyond. I really enjoyed the Canary Islands as much as anywhere in the world that I have ever been. The wind is always steady, 15 – 25mph the temperature is perfect all year; “the land of eternal spring.” The waves are cranking somewhere close by and fish are always biting the right bait. LOL

It is time to head south and catch the big Yellow Fin Tuna, hook up to the moorings on Sombrero Reef, cross the pond and cruise the Great Bahamas Bank. Take to the thornless path and on to dominican Republic. If you ever leave there it’s okay there is more to paradise than the Dominican.

Before you head off into paradise you really should hang in south Florida for a while.

Ft. Lauderdale Beach is so fun and the mooring field there is really very reasonable at only $30 a night and right across the Intracoastal waterway from the Fort Lauderdale Beach. Then you must hang in both Miami Beach and Coconut Grove for a while. Play some golf and at least provision the boat at Costco south of Aventura before heading on to the Keys. You can practically pull your yacht right up to the parking lot of Costco the in north Miami.

Head on down and do some fishing and diving on your way to Boot Key Harbor, Marathon or Garrison Bight, Key West to wait for the south wind to flatten the Gulf Stream then jump off at sunset. You will sight the Bahamas around sunrise and your days in paradise will be slow and relaxed.

South Florida is the place to start and now the best moorings, anchorages and shops to provision are all accessible in south Florida. Most of the mooring fields have wifi and most have a launch and pump out service from Dinner Key Marina to Garrison Bight, Key West.

The ocean is our playground and the earth is our classroom. ha lel u YaH !!

Fair winds and following seas, and keep the lines tight mates.

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South Florida is going through some chilling changes and not everyone, or everything, is responding well to them. Temperatures have been averaging from the mid fifties to the low sixties for the past week and a half, and water temperatures have dropped to as low as 50 degrees in some areas of Ft Lauderdale and Miami. For a list of the best Sport Fishing charter boats in Ft Lauderdale click here > http://www.ftlauderdaleboating.com/charters/fishing_charters_lauderdale.htm

As I post this report another major cold front is occuring in south Florida. To read some up to date fishing reports from Ft Lauderdale, click here > http://www.ftlauderdaleboating.com/magazine/fishing_news/ft_lauderdale_offshore_fishing_report.shtml

 This front may be the coldest in many years and how our marine life adapt to the sudden drops in water temperatures remains to be seen. As of yesterday, some reports of fish kills from the cold were the worst to be reported in decades. This happens when unsuspecting fish get caught in waters that have no escape to deeper, warmer water, and they lose their ability to flee quickly enough and become stunned by the cold and die. Because of these factors fishing guides should adjust thier fishing destinations to take advantage of the fish that can handle the colder temperatures. Keep the line tight, mates, and have fun!

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