"Kapt Krunch" wrote in message
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Interesting post. If you do a little research on the subject in that area
you will find the good Capt Neal the center of several rulings and cited
for precedence on several of his pro se cases. Liveaboards are once again
gaining their freedoms because of the valiant efforts of the good and kind
Capt Neal.

Capt Neal stands amongst giants:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=83-AzCdr1XY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_NXXDVtNbA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2pbp0hur9RU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0XhArlbnH0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2Ym1rmWr3s

God Bless America and Capt Neal


Thank you very much for including my mentor, the World's Famous Capt. Neal,
among the ranks of those famous conservative icons. He, indeed, was
instrumental in restoring for cruising sailors and liveaboards their
God-given rights to be "in navigation."

Governor Charlie Crist is a long-time friend of Captain Neal's and it was
the Good Captain who urged him to issue a clarification of the law
concerning navigation rights when Crist was attorney general of Florida that
re-affirmed navigation rights as well as re-affirmed the original meaning of
a "liveaboard" vessel so cruisers cannot be harrassed by having that term
illegally applied to them.

http://myfloridalegal.com/ago.nsf/pr...25657600624D60

This opinion was slightly modified, condensed and codified by the Florida
leglislature relying on the attorney general's aforementioned brief.

http://www.hisc.org/Cruising/AnchoringRights.pdf

Some cities still refuse to abide by Florida State law but now-Governor
Crist does not take kindly to their failure to comply with state law.

You can thank the Good Captain Neal for being instrumental in sailors'
navigation rights in Florida being restored and for local Gestapo disregard
for the law being successfully prosecuted.


Wilbur Hubbard





"Herodotus" wrote in message
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from Noonsite pages (www.noonsite.com) the cruising boat's resource

cheers
Peter

FLORIDA - Skipper arrested for Anchoring for more than 10 days

Created by sue. Last modified on 2008-06-26 12:08:23
Countries: USA

Cruising Compass report today that the City of Stuart, FL, have
apologised to Vincent Sibilla after he was arrested for anchoring his
yacht for more than 10 days in the City harbour. Sibilla, who sued the
city last month over its anchoring restrictions, has been awarded
$5,000 and a written apology from the city attorney.

This week Stuart commissioners unanimously approved the proposed
settlement with Vincent Sibilla, 68, who filed suit in federal court
March 3, challenging the city's rules about where boaters can anchor.
Sibilla, who lives aboard his 25-foot sloop, Morning Star, will get
his $3,000.00 in attorney fees paid and the City has agreed to change
it's ordinance on non-liveaboard boats.

The new ordinance will define the term "in navigation" to be in line
with Florida state law. The old ordinance stated that non-liveaboard
boaters are no longer "in navigation" if they are anchored for more
than ten days.

Captain Herman Diebler and SAMI (Sailing Association of Marco Island),
are key players in the fight against unfair restrictions aimed to keep
visiting cruisers away from Florida's Anchorages. The most recent
"coup" in the anchoring restrictions fight across the Nation was when
they went to battle with the City of Marco Island over local anchoring
restrictions. Diebler and his committee won the first-ever
"precedent-setting" case against Marco Island.

"Wilbur Hubbard" wrote

Governor Charlie Crist is a long-time friend of Captain Neal's and it was
the Good Captain who urged him to issue a clarification of the law
concerning navigation rights when Crist was attorney general of Florida that
re-affirmed navigation rights as well as re-affirmed the original meaning of
a "liveaboard" vessel so cruisers cannot be harrassed by having that term
illegally applied to them.

http://myfloridalegal.com/ago.nsf/pr...25657600624D60

Wow, that's impressive. Especially considering that opinion is from
1985, 18 years before Charlie Crist was Florida AG, and signed by
the AG at the time...