Pete Smyth

The Founder of Florida Waterways

• Published a regional monthly boating magazine the FLORIDA WATERWAYS
• Realized there was an overwhelming need for a comprehensive source book or a book of “local knowledge”.
• Created by Florida boating people
• Providing accurate, up to date and practical information
• For everyone boating in Florida, “locals” and “snowbirds” alike
• Unlike most cruising guides produced by visitors based on limited observation
• His dictum to the Editor and Staff:

“Make sure it contains everything anyone boating in Florida needs to know; don’t leave anything out. Our goal is to make boating more fun and less hassle for Florida boaters and our cruising visitors.”