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If you have ever stood at a Jacksonville marina and watched a beautiful boat pull into a slip, you have probably wondered the same thing every aspiring boater wonders: how much would it actually cost to do that yourself?

Jacksonville is a boating city in a way few other places in Florida can match.

Few places in Florida give anglers as much variety as Jacksonville. In a single weekend you can chase redfish in the marsh creeks at sunrise, drop bait on offshore reefs by mid-morning, and finish the day catching trout under bridge lights.

You love the idea of boating. Sunny afternoons on the St. Johns River. Weekend fishing trips. Sunset cruises with the family. But the price tag of buying a boat (and the stress of maintaining one) keeps stopping you. So what is a boat club, and could it be the answer?

You have been thinking about it for a while now. Maybe you drove over the Intracoastal on your way to the beach and watched boats cruising along the water. Maybe a friend invited you out and you realized you had no idea what to do on a boat.

Here is the question we hear more than almost any other at the marina: “Do you need a boating license in Florida?” The short answer might surprise you.

People move to Florida for the sunshine. But the ones who move to Jacksonville? They come for the water.

Jacksonville sits at the mouth of the St. Johns River, the longest river in Florida, with direct access to the Atlantic Ocean, the Intracoastal Waterway, and over 40 miles of pristine beaches.

There is a moment on the water in Jacksonville when everything changes. The sky shifts from blue to gold, the wind drops, and the light turns the St. Johns River into something out of a painting.

Jacksonville is one of the best cities in the country for water sports, and it is not even close. With the Intracoastal Waterway, the St. Johns River, and miles of protected coves within easy reach, you have more rideable water here than almost anywhere on the East Coast.