BOATER’S KIT

We want your stay at Gasparilla Villa to be the best vacations ever. Part of the Gasparilla Villa experience is enjoying the waters by boat. We offer a special Boater’s Kit for all our guests as well as for those thinking about staying with us. The Boater’s Kit includes the following items:

• Maptech Waterproof Chart from Manasota Key to Fort Myers Beach, Number 32, Edition 1

• Maptech Waterproof Chart from Everglades City to Charlotte Harbor, Number 29, Edition 1
  

• U.S. Aids to Navigation System by the U.S. Coast Guard. This pamphlet is designed to help the boater understand the principle use and identification of the US Aids to Navigation System found throughout the Boca Grande and Charlotte Harbor area.
  

• The Florida Boaters Guide by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission published in 2004. This very helpful 48 page pamphlet has an excellent discussion of the navigation rules, required and optional equipment for your boat, State boating laws and 11 pages of common fish identification found in Florida.
  

• The Boater’s Guide to Charlotte Harbor by The University Of Florida’s Florida Sea Grant Collage Program, published in 2002. This guide has information about fishing in the area, locations of artificial reefs, a list of marinas and dockside restaurants all on a large paper chart. The chart also shows the various types of bottoms.

The Maptech charts can be viewed at the Maptech webpage. http://www.maptech.com/water/waterproofcharts/index.cfm?infopg=buy&area=Tampa%20Bay%20to%20Florida%20Keys . Some boaters order one chart of the area, many boaters order both. Guests looking for a souvenir typically order Chart 29.

The charts are $19.95 each plus 6% tax. The U.S. Aids to Navigation System, The Florida Boater’s Guide, and the Boater’s Guide to Charlotte Harbor are free.

Please include $5.00 to cover shipping (this includes the cost of shipping the Maptech charts to us).

In summary, one chart plus the three publications cost is $26.15; if you order both charts plus the publications the cost is $47.30. And, best of all, we offer a money back guarantee. If you don’t like one or both of the charts, simply return them and we will refund you the cost of the chart plus the tax (excluding shipping). The three publications are yours to keep.

Mail a check made payable to Gasparilla Villa, c/o Jib Davidson, 6425 NW 54 Way, Gainesville, FL 32653. Questions? Email Jib at JibTeresa@GasparillaVilla.com or call him at 1-800-344-1473.

You may contact Jib and/or Teresa Davidson, Gasparilla Villa Manager at 1-352-538-2266 (cell),
1-352-375-1473 (office)
jibteresa@gasparillavilla.com
6425 NW 54th Way, Gainesville, Fl 32653