Archive for Boating Travels

A short and scenic boating just north of the tip of Anna Maria Island will take you to America’s Top Beach for 2009, Fort DeSoto Park.

Boating Florida, Fort DeSoto Park, Cannons MArinaBoating Florida, Fort DeSoto Park

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According to TripAdvisor.com the world’s leading online travel web site, and Dr. Stephen P. Leatherman, better known as “Dr. Beach,” Fort DeSoto is a “spectacular combination of soft white sand, calm, clear water and a laid-back atmosphere.”

This is the second consecutive year the park has won this prestigious national honor. What more could you ask for in a weekend boating destination? So make your plans, check the weather, be sure you have everything you need for a full day on the water and the beach, gas up your boat or drive over to Longboat Key’s Cannons Marina, Sarasota boat rental destination, and take one of their sturdy Grady White boats to the best and most accessible beaches in America.

Boating to Caladesi Island Florida – Breathtaking beauty in your own backyard.

If you been thinking it’s about time to add some excitement to your weekend boating routine, then head-out to Caladesi Island State Park for a day or overnight adventure.

Boating, Caladesi Island, Cannons Marina, Longboat KeyCaladesi, just off the coast of Tarpon Springs, Florida is one of the few remaining natural islands along Florida’s Gulf Coast.

In fact, the island’s white sand shores have been rated by Dr. Stephen Leatherman, a.k.a. Dr. Beach, as one of the top ten beaches in the USA in 2007 and 2008; in 2008 Caladesi captured the #1 title.

2nd Annual Great Scallop Search, Sarasota Bay Watch

Sarasota Bay Watch, Scallop, Cannons Marina, Florida Boat Dealer, Longboat KeyFilled with excitement and accompanied by friends Amy and Michael Drake, Kimberly Ross and Michael Riter, we loaded up our 282 Sportfish Scout Boat and headed to the second Annual Great Scallop search whose mission is to help local scientists monitor the population of bay scallops throughout Sarasota Bay.

St Petersburg bound – A rocking Good Time!

St. Petersburg, Boating, Cannons MarinaWith twelve eyes focused on rapidly building thunderheads, wind and high seas, we six fervent travelers weighed whether to keep to our original plan to take hosts David and Lucile Miller’s 28-foot Scout or a caravan of cars from Longboat Key to St. Petersburg’s Vinoy Hotel for an overnight stay and performances by Boz Scaggs and Michael McDonald at Clearwater’s Ruth Eckerd Hall. Decision by committee is never simple.

Fun things to do on the water – Waterfront dining by boat.

Here at Cannons Marina we’re constantly on the lookout for fun things to do on the water.

So if you are looking for waterfront dining by boat, we have listed here our top six places to eat while enjoying your day boating with family and friends.

Cannons Marina visits Yanagibashi Fish Market, Nagoya, Japan

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Akikio, our lovely Japanese guide escorted us early this morning to Nagoya’s main fish market-Yanagibashi in the heart of the city. The fish market is a prominent hub in daily Japanese life. According to Akiko, the shoppers are mainly restaurant owners and housewives.

Fresh fish is important to the Japanese diet and in fact Akiko estimated that the average Japanese person consumes approximately 25 percent of the world’s fish catch and their population is less then 1 percent of the world-wide! Akiko said that the average Japanese person consume 75 pounds of fish per year and by the looks of this fish market it seems to be true.