Explore & Sail The Florida Keys

Sailing the Florida Keys is full of wonders if you take the time to explore. The Keys are a boating paradise with a subtropical climate and SE winds most of the year. There are wonderful fishing, snorkeling, and diving destinations all within a day's sail.

The Dry Tortugas, a US national park made mostly of open water and 6 small islands, is 70 miles west of Key West. This destinatino features pristine water, coral reefs, and the historical Fort Jefferson.

A barrier reef runs 221 miles along Florida’s southeast coast from Key Biscayne to the Dry Tortugas. It is the only living coral barrier reef in the continental U.S. and is the third largest coral barrier reef system in the world. The reef is protected as an underwater state park known as the John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park, the first underwater sea park of its kind.

Stephen and I along with many friends have cruised the Keys many times as well as driven from Miami to Key West on several occasions. We discover a new gem each time we venture into the Florida Keys. The Florida Rambler is a great guide of all the places of interest in the Florida Keys, mile marker to mile marker, all across the Overseas Highway! Be prepared to see unusual sights like Perky's Bat Tower on Sugarloaf Key, Jules' Undersea Lodge in Key Largo, and the Seven Mile Bridge.