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Florida Keys & Okeechobee Quick Reference Cruising Guide

SKU: TBG-FLLOOP
$34.28

Explore the Florida Keys, Okeechobee Waterway, and Florida’s coastal waterways effortlessly with this waterproof Florida Keys Cruising Guide. Designed for fast, reliable answers, it makes every step of your journey simple and stress-free.

Florida Keys Cruising Guide: Navigate the Florida Loop With Ease

Explore the Florida Keys, Okeechobee Waterway, and Florida’s coastal waterways effortlessly with this waterproof Florida Keys Cruising Guide. Designed for fast, reliable answers, it makes every step of your journey simple and stress-free.

Covering the entire "Florida Loop"—from Stuart to Miami on the ICW, down the Keys to Key West and the Dry Tortugas, up the southwest Florida coast to Fort Myers, and across the Okeechobee Waterway—each topic in this guide is arranged in a clockwise circle for easy navigation.

Say goodbye to flipping through bulky, text-heavy guides. Whether you're searching for Florida Keys anchorages, navigating Florida Keys by boat, or cruising America's Great Loop, this quick-reference guide gives you fast answers to all your "where" questions, so you can spend less time planning and more time enjoying your stops.

Find exactly what you need at a glance:

  • Anchorages including depth, wind/wave protection directions, current, swell, and access for dog walking
  • Free docks for inexpensive stops
  • Services including fuel (diesel and gas), water, pump-outs, groceries, and laundry
  • Bridges and locks with height, opening schedules, contact info, and special notes
  • Navigation alerts for shoaling, cuts, and other hazards
  • Haulout facilities with maximum beam, depth restrictions, DIY work policies, stay aboard information, and contact details

Updated February 2024, this guide features accurate, reliable information for stress-free cruising around Florida's iconic waterways.

Why It’s Different • Answers at a Glance

This guide is organized first by what you need—anchorages, free docks, bridges, services—then by location, following the clockwise route of the Florida Loop. No lengthy descriptions and no charts—just clear tables to pinpoint the information you need without delay.

How to Use • Quick Steps for Finding What You Need

Designed to answer your questions quickly, this guide simplifies navigating the Florida Loop:

  1. Go to the Right Section: Tabs help you find what you need—anchorages, bridges, services, or haulout facilities.
  2. Find Your Column: Look for details like wind protection, bridge heights, or available services.
  3. Locate the ✔: Organized clockwise from Stuart to Miami, down the Keys, up the southwest coast, and across the Okeechobee Waterway, each ✔ shows where you can find what you're looking for. Just find the one closest to you!

An image from The Boat Galleys Florida Keys & Okeechobee Quick Reference Cruising Guide shows a spiral-bound page titled Anchorages & Moorings, detailing essential Great Loop stops like Cowpens and Matecumbe Bight with columns for location, depth, holding, wake, dog walking, and notes.

The Boat Galleys Florida Keys & Okeechobee Quick Reference Cruising Guide is a spiral-bound chart detailing facilities like fuel, laundry, and showers on Americas Great Loop. It includes contact info and notes for locations near the Florida Keys with a clear heading and organized columns.

The Florida Keys & Okeechobee Quick Reference Cruising Guide by The Boat Galley includes a spreadsheet of haulouts and boat yards along Americas Great Loop, detailing mile markers, contacts, travel lifts, beams, haul rates, DIY status, and storage for locations like Hurricane Cove Marina.

Anchorage Names: All anchorage names are Active Captain names, which can be overlaid on any navigation app like Garmin, Navionics, or Aqua Map.

  • Spiral-Bound Print Guide: Built for life in the cockpit with bright tabs, waterproof and tear-resistant pages, and a glare-resistant matte finish. The spiral binding lies flat for hands-free use.

This guide keeps essential information at your fingertips.

Made in USA • Built to Last • Environmentally Friendly

Designed in the USA; printed in the USA on American-made recyclable synthetic paper using environmentally-friendly soy-based inks at a facility that is completely wind-powered. Minimal packaging. Tough enough to handle life on a boat, it won’t tear, degrade, or smear, even in humid conditions or if you have sunscreen on your hands.