BoatUS News: With Passage of Florida Anchoring Bill, BoatUS Seeks Solution for the Long Haul
A bill that aims to both address the continuing vessel anchoring challenges facing some Florida counties while balancing the needs of responsible vessel operators became law yesterday with the signing of FL S.B. 1946 by Gov. Ron DeSantis.
With Passage of Florida Anchoring Bill, BoatUS Seeks Solution for the Long Haul
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And so…this is not just a problem for AGLCA, MTOA, and Boat US members….it is an issue for used boat dealers, used cruising boat brokerages, and others in the marine trades industry.
I realize that there are more proponents than vexed property owners at noisy nautical partiers! The acqusition of maria properties by conglomerates for residential development of waterfront properties and subsequent raising of rates for both resident and transient boaters.
The dynamics of the rising cost of fuel, marina fees, mechanical maintenance costs and astronomical insurance premiums for the older boats that many cruisers have …oh and the general rise in the costs of all boats…may jolly well mean the demise of the middle American cruising public.
So now is the time for all of those associations, businesses and cruising public to challenge this newly enacted "seizure of anchoring rights" by Florida, Georgia, and any other political entity in Federal cour as interference with interstate commerce and any other justicable issue with the same vigor and zeal as the NRA protects American 2nd Amendment rights.
Boat US, being the "heavy hitter" must take the lead!
Alan V. Cecil
M/V SIGMACHI