Effective January 1st, an Administrative Order implementing Georgia's new anchoring law took affect. The order disallows anchoring within 1,000-feet of waterfront structures. Our guest on this week's Great Loop Radio podcast is Jack White. Jack is a long-term, long-distance boater who is also a former Georgia State Representative. He'll share insight on how these restrictive rules came to be and what boaters can do to help fight them.
As we gear up for another Florida legislative session, we’ve been meeting with key legislators to discuss the recently passed anchoring laws. Some are asking about the impact of the new laws on boaters. We need your help answering that question.
In addition to the letters, calls, and emails to the Governor, our veto campaign includes social media videos highlighting the amount of money boaters spend in Florida.
The Florida Legislature has passed a bill that is bad for boating! HB 481 closes additional key areas of Biscayne Bay to anchoring for even one night. It also negates the requirement that the State regulate anchoring by allowing municipalities in the most populous counties to designate their own anchoring laws. This will result in a patchwork of rules that are hard for well-meaning boaters to follow.
