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Originally Posted by 8gv
I do my Florida boating in the southern most area of Saint Petersburg.
In Google Maps you can get a nice satellite view by searching for”Fort De Soto Park”.
There you will have access to:
The Gulf of Mexico
The Gulf Intracoastal Waterway
Tampa Bay
Shell Island Preserve
Egmont Key
New Island
Unless it is really windy you will always have a place to go.
For longer trips you can cruise north to Clearwater Harbor or south to Anna Maria Island.
I am sure there are better (and worse) places in Florida but for the last sixteen years it has been great for us.
Tierra Verde Marina probably can slip or rack your boat.
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Coincidentally, I have been re-thinking my plans and may cruise the Tampa to Fort Meyers are instead of the Keys. It's apparently substantially cheaper and just as interesting.
I use Active Captain which has Satellite views and NOAA chart views with marina, restaurant, hazard, launch ramp, anchorage, bridge, lock, and other useful data as clickable links with crowd-sourced updates and reviews. It's an awesome website. There are even entries for Winnipesaukee on there.