If your new south Florida home or condo doesn’t come with its own boat slip and private marina, no worries. You can still bring or buy a boat here and store it. You can even charter.
To say boating is big here is an understatement. TV meteorologists include the marine forecast in their weather reports, and the outlook for boating that day in your locale is always online. Boca Raton, FL Weather Forecast. Most coastal communities have public dockage for smaller watercraft including kayaks.
- The Palm Beach International Boat Show is March 19 to 23 with more than 1,000 boats on display and a superyacht show at Palm Harbor Marina. Palm Beach International Boat Show
- The Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show is in the fall, Oct. 29 to Nov. 2 with 1,300 boats on display, a superyacht village and seminars. Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show
A slew of agencies here will help you crew your yacht.
There are 28 marinas in Palm Beach County alone, including Boca Raton, Boynton Beach, and further north in Palm Beach Gardens, West Palm Beach and Jupiter. This site includes the services they provide: Waterway Guide
Back to boating communities with their own marinas and boat slips. Lang Realty has listings for those condos and homes for sale, particularly in Boca Raton and Highland Beach, an exclusive coastal community a few miles to the north. There are many to choose from, literally across the street from the Atlantic on the Intracoastal Waterway. Most have deep water canals that allow you or your captain to float your boat right into the ocean.
