Our thanks to professional photographer, Colin Ruggiero, for sharing his work in the Bahamas.
The Blue Sanctuary One of the most magical places on the planet!
A short film about the trials and successes of the first marine protected area in the Americas. The Exuma Cays Land and Sea Park in the Bahamas is one of the most beautiful places on earth and is a model for marine conservation efforts everywhere.
Colin Ruggiero
Our thanks to Bill Parlatore for permitting Cruisers’ Net to post articles from his excellent blog, Following Seas.
Monday Minute – Get That Seating Right
Inspired from comments made from last week’s post, let’s discuss helm seat options. There is no one solution for comfortable and safe seating at the helm on all boats. It is something designers and builders used to ignore. Today it gets the attention it deserves. Notice the helm seating when you go to the upcoming boat shows. And can you get around it once it is in position?
Especially with the current red tide threat to manatees in the Gulf, reported sightings are even more important. How to report sightings is listed below.
See a manatee? Report it.
WEARTV.com
Sighting reports help monitor manatee health in the northern Gulf of Mexico
AL.com (blog)
Manatee sightings can be reported to the DISL/MSN team 24 hours a day, 7 days a week by phone 1-866-493-5803, email manatee@disl.org, or through an online sighting form found at manatee.disl.org.
Manatees migrating from Florida to Gulf Coast
KPRC Click2Houston
Give welcome to a new addition to the cruiser’s library, The ICW – Waterway to Adventure, a Practical Guide for Preparation and Traveling the Intracoastal Waterway, By James and Joyce Ebmeyer.
First of all this is an actual book, not a blog, so you can grab it off the shelf any time and take it anywhere you choose. James and Joyce deliver exactly what the title promises: a practical, well-written manual in an unassuming style with no “old salt” jargon or opinion. The advice is especially valid for vessel owners planning to close their homes and live aboard for a length of time. Although there are loads of photos and very good advice about being underway, the guide is not a chart book or navigation guide to the Intracoastal, so don’t expect charts. You will get attention to the many details required to lock your house door, move aboard your vessel and cast off for the adventure of a lifetime. It is a bargain at $16.00.
Larry Dorminy, Cruisers’ Net Senior Editor
(Cruisers’ Net is not commercially associated with the authors in anyway.)
CLICK HERE FOR THE AUTHORS’ SYNOPSIS, TABLE OF CONTENTS AND ORDERING INFORMATION.
Our thanks to Jim Ward for this praise for Historic Edenton, a longtime Cruisers’ Net Sponsor. During their 350th Anniversary Celebration, Edenton has an exciting calendar of Celebration events for all ages. Edenton is at the mouth of the Chowan River on the northwest shore of Albemarle Sound.
Wonderful city dockage. Overnight free and electricity reasonable ($3 for 30a, $5 for 50a). Neat Southern town with good places to eat and even a courtesy car to go to a grocery store. Dockmaster A Richie welcoming and helpful. Well worth a visit.
Jim
Click Here To Open A Chart View Window Zoomed To the Location of Edenton Harbor (City Docks)
DERELICT VESSEL REMOVAL GRANT 2018-2019 OPPORTUNITY ANNOUNCEMENT
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is announcing the first opportunity to apply for Derelict Vessel Removal Grants for the 2018/2019 budget year. The application period for the Bulk Derelict Vessel Removal Grant Program will begin on September 3, 2018, at 8:00 AM (EST), and end on October 17, 2018, at 5:00 PM (EST). Applications received after October 17, 2018, will not be eligible for consideration in round one. All removal applications must be complete and authorized for removal in the Statewide Derelict Vessel Database as well as demonstrate proof that due process was provided for each vessel’s owner. At a minimum, this would include an opportunity for the vessel owner to challenge the derelict vessel determination, either in criminal court or in an administrative hearing. Vessel cases not demonstrating that these opportunities have been offered to the owners of the vessels will not be considered for state funding assistance. A Letter of Authorization to remove and dispose of the vessel, issued by a law enforcement agency must be included in the application. Should funding be available for a second or subsequent round of applications, new announcements will be made. The grant guidelines and application form may be downloaded at: http://www.MyFWC.com/DVGrant.
You may also receive the guidelines and application by contacting Phil Horning at (850) 617-9540 or email DVGrant@MyFWC.com.
Applications that meet the requirements for the Rapid Removal Grant Program may be submitted at any time after the opportunity announcement start date, but no later than November 23,2019, at 5:00pm (EST) (based on available funding). Rapid removal cases must meet requirements of published guidelines as well as due process requirements. Total funding allocated for derelict vessel removal for fiscal year 2018-2019 was $1,000,000. Applications may be mailed to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Boating and Waterways Section, Derelict Vessel Grant Program Administrator, at 620 S. Meridian Street – Room 235, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-1600 or emailed to DVGrant@MyFWC.com.
For further information, please contact:
Phil Horning, Derelict Vessel Program Administrator, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Division of Law Enforcement, Boating and Waterways Section, (850) 617-9540 or email Phil.Horning@MyFWC.com
Warning, these photos are shocking and tragic.
Photos: Red Tide, a naturally occurring killer, strikes Gulf Coast
The Ledger
At the intersection of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway and the Okeechobee Waterway, Martin County, A CRUISERS’ NET SPONSOR, is a hub of boating activity and of events of interest to boaters.
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If you were thinking of heading for waters below the Bahamas this winter, take heed to this warning from the Washington Post and submitted by our friend, Sonny Reeves.
They be pirates’
An old scourge is reappearing in the Caribbean
A new toy to eat up more of your smart phone’s memory. It does look like a fun app for recreational boating! If you try it, send us a review.
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Notes from the Coast Guard Auxiliary
Submitted By Alan Moose USCG Aux. Aug 9, 2018 (0)
The United States Coast Guard has released a free mobile app, designed to provide key boating safety information on your iPhone or Android smartphone. The official U.S. Coast Guard app gives you 24/7 access to the most commonly requested information and resources for the recreational boating public. Download the free app from the Apple and Google Play online stores. Search for the app named “United States Coast Guard.”
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