The recent developments in the Florida anchoring situation in encouraging.
We are in the midst of moving my elderly mother from Ft Myers to Jacksonville as well as closing out her condo and preparing it for sale all at the same time so we have not had the time or clarity of mind to keep up with the news. There is one question perhaps those who have can answer for me. "Livaboards" are defined by law as those folks on a boat who DO NOT own or rent property ashore (and therefore, not coincidentally, DO NOT pay property taxes), while "full time cruisers" are folks on a boat who DO own or rent property ashore (and therefore, not coincidentally, DO pay property taxes). That's why cops often ask us if we have a residence ashore when they come alongside. So far "Livaboards" have been specifically excluded from unfolding anchoring rights victories which now apparently only benefit "full time cruisers" while "livaboard" are still seen as vile subhumans to be driven into oblivion. (Actually it is much simpler that that, as in: "Follow the Money".) Since this is "The Livaboard List", I presume there may be people on this List who are also concerned about this distinction and can tell me if we actual livaboards are still seen as pariahs to be wiped out. Are these new anchoring rights developements still denied to true livaboard folks? Norm S/V Bandersnatch Lying Julington Creek 30 07.695N 081 38.484W _______________________________________________ Liveaboard mailing list Liveaboard@liveaboardnow.org To adjust your membership settings over the web http://www.liveaboardnow.org/mailman/listinfo/liveaboard To subscribe send an email to liveaboard-j...@liveaboardnow.org To unsubscribe send an email to liveaboard-le...@liveaboardnow.org The archives are at http://www.liveaboardnow.org/pipermail/liveaboard/ To search the archives http://www.mail-archive.com/liveaboard@liveaboardnow.org The Mailman Users Guide can be found here http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-member/index.html
