Get out on the water in a 15 HP aluminum V-hull boat
Take the controls of a 30 HP flat-bottom boat
Take the helm of a 40 HP flat-bottom boat with a fish finder
Cruise with 50HP power, a fish finder, and shade cover
Take the helm with a fish finder, shade cover, and 90HP power
Take the helm of a shaded pontoon with a 60HP motor
Take the helm for a self-guided day on the water
Clarity is geology, not luck: quartz sand, seagrass filtration, and how close the Gulf Stream runs. Thirteen beaches, and the trade-off each one asks of you.
Florida issues no boating license at all. What the marina checks is a safety education card, and whether you need one comes down to one date: January 1, 1988.