Florida Governor enacts executive order regarding restrictions on recreational boaters

Because COVID-19 continues to impact Florida, a new Executive Order has been enacted to reflect direction from Governor DeSantis, the Department of Health (Department of Health) and the Centers of Disease Control (CDC).

Effective immediately, all recreational boats must be at least 50 feet apart.

Each recreational vessel must not have more than 10 people on board.

This 50 foot distance provision does not apply to permitted mooring fields, public or private marinas, or any other permanently installed wet slips, and does not apply to vessels underway unless they are tied, rafted or moored to another vessel.