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AGLCA Confronts More Anchor Restrictions in Florida
Our thanks to America’s Great Loop Cruisers’ Association Director Kim Russo for bringing this legislation to our attention. If you have not done so, please donate to AGLCA’s Advocacy Fund. The work of AGLCA’s lobbyists benefits all boaters.
As anticipated, additional municipalities in Florida have gotten their representatives to file a bill adding anchorages to the list of waterways where overnight anchoring is prohibited. The bill (attached) would add the following anchorages to the three previously closed to overnight stays:
- Surfside, south of 88th Street/Biscaya Drive and north 24 of Stillwater in Miami Beach.
- Biscaya Lake in Surfside
- Indian Creek Lake between Indian Creek and Bay Harbor 27 Islands
- North and South Lake areas of Hollywood in Broward
- Lake Sylvia in Broward County.
With the assistance of our lobbyist in Tallahassee, we have successfully challenged efforts in the past to add more anchorages to this section of the Florida statutes. We will work hard to do so once again. Please stay tuned for action alerts.
You may tired of hearing this, but THIS is why we pay a lobbyist in Florida. We do not yet have enough in our Advocacy Fund to cover his contract for 2021. If you have not contributed, please consider doing so now. Contribute here.
Kim Russo
Director
America’s Great Loop Cruisers’ Association
843.879.5030
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Florida_1652.pdf (125.4 KB)* * * *
And this from Ted Arisaka of Save South Carolina’s Anchorages:
https://www.flsenate.gov/
Session/Bill/2021/1652/ BillText/Filed/HTML 1. Between Rivo Alto Island and Di Lido Island. 22 2. Between San Marino Island and San Marco Island. 23 3. Between San Marco Island and Biscayne Island. 24 4. Surfside, south of 88th Street/Biscaya Drive and north 25 of Stillwater in Miami Beach. 26 5. Biscaya Lake in Surfside. 27 6. Indian Creek Lake between Indian Creek and Bay Harbor 28 Islands. 29 (d) North and South Lake areas of Hollywood in Broward 30 County. 31 (e) Lake Sylvia in Broward County. 32 Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2021.
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Proposed Florida Legislation Eases Derelict Removal
All those gutted, rotting-out old sailboats, yachts and other defunct dream boats — and the fuel and sewage they leak — have got to go, Florida lawmakers say, to keep afloat the watery reasons so many chose to live and play here. See a similar proposal in South Carolina.
Proposed Florida legislation eases derelict boat removal
Florida TodayState Rep. Tyler Sirois press conference concerning derelict vessels in Florida.
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Great Dismal Swamp an Irreplaceable Hub of Black and Indigenous history
The Dismal Swamp Canal Welcome Center is located adjacent to the Dismal Swamp State Park, offering trails, exhibits and ongoing programs in Camden County, NC. Docks are provided by the Dismal Swamp Canal Welcome Center, A CRUISERS NET SPONSOR and a NC DOT Rest Area facility. See also National Heritage.
Andrew Woods
Great Dismal Swamp an irreplaceable hub of Black and Indigenous history
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Anchoring Ordinance Requirements at Folly Beach, SC
Our thanks to Ted Arisaka of Save Georgia’s Anchorages for this information. Such stringent restrictions are almost always passed by officials who are not boaters and do not understand the mechanics of and safety requirements for anchoring. There are 3 recommended anchorages near the Folly River launch ramp, a heavily trafficked ramp with walking distance of downtown Folly Beach. Open Chartview and click the anchor symbol to show the anchorages locations.Last year Folly Beach passed an ordinance requiring:1) an anchoring permit for even one night2) a 1 mile setback from any public boat ramp3) a 1 mile setback from any bridge4) other more reasonable setbacks from docks, marinas#2 and #3 seem excessive. I was able to download the list of boat ramps from SC DNR and map them. You can draw a one mile radius circle around each of these placemarks to see what the impact would be if this were implemented statewide. (and this does not include the bridge setback).Regards,TedBe the first to comment!
Saving Baby Sea Turtles – 4Ocean.com
All species of sea turtles are now classified as endangered. Rescuing, rehabilitating and releasing back into the wild is a crucial conservation effort.
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Maintaining Your Dock Lines by Bill Parlatore
It is a good idea at this time of year to put on a pair of mechanic’s gloves, uncoil each dock line in turn, and carefully run them through your fingers to find and remove any foreign matter that inevitably works into the braided or three-strand nylon. Our thanks to experienced yachtsman and frequent contributor to Cruisers Net, Bill Parlatore, for this article.
Maintaining Your Dock Lines by Bill Parlatore
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Edenton Architecture Preserves Black History, Edenton, NC
A longtime CRUISERS NET SPONSOR, historic Edenton lies at the mouth of the Chowan River on the northwest shore of Albemarle Sound.
Edenton Architecture Preserves Black History
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New SC Bill to Deal with Derelict Vessels
Boaters have long used South Carolina’s public waterways to store or abandon their derelict vessels. If a new bill passes in the General Assembly, they may soon have to take responsibility for them.
An abandoned sailboat rests in the pluff mud of the Ashley River near the Interstate 526 Westmoreland Bridge on Tuesday, February 16, 2021. Brad Nettles/Staff
Charleston legislators introduce bill to crack down on abandoned boats in SC waterways
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Petition to Stop Camden County Spaceport
Spaceport Camden is a proposal to build a rocket launch facility in Camden County, Georgia. If you oppose the proposed SpacePort, you can sign an online petition below, via the Sierra Club. Our thanks to Ted Arisaka of Save Georgia’s Anchorages for sharing this site. See Proposed Spaceport.
Click here for petition STOP The Camden County Spaceport Project!
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