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Anchoring in South Florida and the Bahamas
Where Florida law says you may not anchor, with the three distances and both sets of exceptions. What holds in sand, turtle grass and marl. Scope measured properly, the parts of the ground tackle nobody inspects, and what to ask for at survey.
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Both sides of the same sale, and how we handle it
Sometimes the buyer and the seller are both ours. What that means, what we commit to in writing before an offer, what does not change, and how to ask any brokerage the same question.
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Entering and Departing the Bahamas
Clearing in to the Bahamas by boat, step by step: the yellow flag rule, who may leave the boat, filing on Click2Clear, what to have aboard, the firearms exemption and its three month limit, pets, clearing out, and the ports of entry.
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Entering and Departing the USA by Vessel
What a private vessel must do on arrival from a foreign port, what failing to report actually costs, what CBP ROAM does and does not cover, who can hold a cruising licence, and what you may bring home.
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Insuring an older yacht, and why it belongs before the boat search rather than after it
Cover on a twenty or thirty year old boat is the thing that quietly kills deals in South Florida. What insurers actually look at, the survey, the ten foot jump, the depreciation clause that bites after a grounding, and why to arrange it first.
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Why a boat sits, and what actually shortens it
Not staging tips. The four things that decide how long a yacht takes to sell in South Florida: the price band your boat is searched in, what the survey finds, whether a buyer can insure her, and what the paperwork does to a closing.
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Where to register her: Coast Guard documentation, Florida, or a foreign flag
The three routes a buyer chooses between before closing. What each gives you, the Florida $18,000 and $60,000 caps, the cruising licence list that Malta is not on, what a foreign flag does not do, and what the registries actually charge.
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Cash or Finance a Yacht? What the Fed's September Rate Hike Changes
The Fed raised rates on September 16, 2026, and the 10-year Treasury crossed 5%. What that means for paying cash for a yacht versus financing her, with the numbers on a $1 million purchase.
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Bahamas Cruising Permit Fees 2026: What It Costs to Take Your Boat Across
Every charge in one place: permit fees by boat length and duration, anchorage fees including the FDCC’s own, the passenger tax, the fishing permit, the AIS rule for boats over 50 ft, what a trip actually comes to, and two ways to get money back.
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Fort Lauderdale Boat Show 2026: Know Before You Go
FLIBS 2026 runs October 28 to November 1. Dates, hours, tickets, the show sites, parking and water taxis, plus a Fort Lauderdale broker's advice on seeing the boats that matter.
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