The efforts of the Florida Open Water Society to maintain boaters’ anchoring rights by pushing for amendments to proposed Florida state legislation, HB1423, could bear fruit when their VP, John Smith, meets the bill’s sponsor, Representative Troutman of District 66. The latter has conceded some amendments are needed, and a meeting is scheduled for Thursday afternoon, March 18. A call to Rep. Troutman’s office in the morning (850-488-9465) would help the cause. To get more of the update, read my Boats Blog on the topic.