Capt Sam Nelson and I started the Boot Key Harbor Boat Parade in 1996 with the Marathon Sail and Power Squadron as it’s annual sponsor. This is held the second Saturday of December …

Boot Key Harbor is the best protected anchorage in all of the Keys, plus plenty of Marina's, Restaurants and Business to reprovision. CLICK HERE for a graphical map of local points of …

The parade will start in from the West side of the Harbor (7 mile bridge side) at about 6pm and slowly meander Eastward past Lazy Days, Marathon Marina, Pancho's, Burdines, down to …

A couple of kids have lost toes around Boot Key Harbor because of this. This is especially true at dusk and night. - and certainly don't swim while chumming! Avoid swimming or hanging your …

Introduction: We live in Marathon Florida, right in the middle of the Keys, up a canal just off Boot Key Harbor, with our 50' trawler docked alongside. Our cruise speed is 8.5 - 10 knots. Each …

Make sure that you check for both diving regulations, and also general regulations for diving and boating within the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. Make sure that you know what the …

This is all personal stuff, but we post these trips here as personal logs for posterity and occasional review to reminisce. If you can empathize and enjoy these with us - then you're welcome. It's …

Don't be the crew on the SS Minnow - whose crew was "brave and tough". It's much smarter to check the weather in advance and plan accordingly. Here you can check the day to day …

Visit the facebook page for Boot Key Harbor cruisers. Look at the Marathon Wild Bird Center which rescues injured birds, or the Turtle Hospital which does the same for turtles.

I'm not much of a fisherman myself. I used to just jump over the side with a pole spear to get lunch once in a while, but I never was very good at fishing. In fact, I'm the only guy I know that …