Cruising Guide To The Florida Keys

"Your new Florida Keys cruising guide is terrific, and is now my personal choice for cruising the Keys. Everywhere we went aboard Bluewater, we compared what you said with what we saw and you were virtually 100% on target." --Milt Baker This completely updated edition by the king of cruising guides provides reliable instructions and lively commentary about traveling from the Port of Miami all the way to the Dry Tortugas. Boaters may choose one of two routes to the Florida Keys, the inside route via the Intracoastal Waterway or the offshore option through Hawk Channel. In both cases, the authors pinpoint and assess obstructions, anchorages, marinas, fuel supplies, and other facilities for cruisers. Cruising the Florida Keys also contains first-hand evaluations of restaurants, cultural attractions, and historical sites, including the many things to see and do in Key West. Cruising the Florida Keys can be used alone or accompanied by Claiborne Young's Coastal Charts for Cruising the Florida Keys (sp), which contains the latest NOAA nautical charts cross-referenced to the cruising guide. These maps include anchorages, marinas, fueling stations, bridges, restaurants, historical sites, and other important bits of information for boaters.

If you are planning on cruising the Florida Keys, a newly released Keys cruising guide is invaluable aboard your boat for navigation and reference. The Florida Keys Ports Of Call features full page color aerial photographs of dozens of destinations throughout these islands. The Florida Keys represent a magical destination for the vacationer, cruising boater, scuba diver and snorkeler, sportfishing fan or the watersports enthusiast. The magic includes an endless variety of activities, shops, resorts, Keys vacation attractions and fine restaurants. The Keys also offer the worlds' finest fishing and diving or snorkeling over coral reefs that can only be described as spectacular. This cruising book highlights dozens of the Keys in aerial images that depict some of the most popular vacation and cruising destinations throughout this chain of islands surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico. The gallery of color aerial photographs found within follows the Keys from their northern reaches near Miami in Biscayne Bay to their end at the Dry Tortugas. Among the Keys cruising destinations are Elloit Key in Key Biscayne, Key Largo, Tavernier, Whale Harbor, Islamorada, Marathon, Big Pine Key, Duck Key, Key Colony, Bahia Honda Key, Newfound Harbor, Stock Island, Key West, Marquesas Keys, the Dry Tortugas and many others. Smaller versions of these photos graphically depict Florida Keys marinas, anchorages, diving and snorkeling sites, restaurants, and other points of interest. This is a book which is equally at home while at the helm of your boat, or on the coffee table. It is also a lasting memento of a treasured Florida Keys vacation.This cruising and vacation guide joins others in the series including Chesapeake Bay Ports of Call, A Bahamas Cruising Guide -- Abaco Ports of Call, The East Coast of Florida Ports of Call and A Cruising Guide -- Southwest Florida Ports of Call.Visit these sites for features on cruising, fishing and diving... chesapeakecruisingguide.com, abacocruisingguide.com, cruisingfloridakeys.com and floridacruisingguides.com