Florida's got it going on, lots of people and boats heading South on hwy 75 down to KW and it's marking the start of our boating season down here, come on down and enjoy the sun and warm boating weather.

Let's put in this way:

Some of the California SCOPE guys ship their boats to FLORIDA for the winter. No one ships their boats to the left coast for 3 months!

Driving home up 75 yesterday sucked....seeing all the boats heading south and most likely to the Keys. Man I hate work some times.

We had a spot on a 47' Fountain for the KW run down and we were going to take the Key West Express home, but then we got a chance to get our new boating sidekick, so we'll have to wait until next year when she'll be a year old and she can go to doggie day care.

Florida does rock, big FMO run at the end of this month.

I just came back from a long wknd in FL. Spent the wknd on my buddy's cruiser. Didn't see a single performance boat from St. Augustine to Daytona. Other than a 24' Checkmate on a lift. Friggen love it down there and will be online tonight looking at foreclosure homes!

Out of curiousity...how far south would I have to go in late December to get some good boating weather?

My wife and I have 10 days off after Christmas, and if there's no snow in the Northwoods OR on the slopes in Colorado, option #3 is going to be hook up the AT and roll south...
The question is...how FAR south...

I go to Ft Lauderdale every December, usually the beginning of the month. It is still nice and warm there. Hopefully get to take out my old boss' tender and grab some drinks on the inter coastal. Anything going on Dec 6-10?

I'm guessing maybe Lauderdale on the east and Sarasota or Punta Gorda on the Gulf, that's why we moved to the Cape/Ft. Myers, I never needs pants or shoes, I'm a shorts and flip flop guy now.

its funny that everybody thinks the boating down here is nice in the winter, and while I agree it beats the hell out of the snow, summer is actually the best time of the year for boating. Locals kind of stop going out after Columbus day. Trips to the Bahamas are not fun, or even safe in some cases, with the cold fronts that come through kicking up 30 mph winds and 15 ft seas out in the gulfstream. But I still suffer through the "winter" and use my boat year round But maybe that's because I'm originally from RI.

Really? I hate using my boat during 87-90 degree summer heat unless we anchor at Peanut or jump in the water off Boynton inlet. Its too hot - you have to plan to be in the water then its OK.

This time of year on the intracoastal and college football is like a dream come true. I live for the next 4 months... Love it.

Christmas day, New Years Day, dinner and lunch almost every weekend. All by boat this time of year! Last year we went to Jupiter on Christmas Day outside and seas were 1 foot or less. That is good livin right there!