GILLBY — FLORIDA WATER DAY CHECKLIST
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[ ] Set your route, departure time, expected return and backup destination.
[ ] Check forecast, warnings, tides and exposed legs for the full trip.
[ ] Consider fuel or battery range, reserve and daylight.
[ ] Prepare charts, required equipment and communication methods.
[ ] Confirm launch, parking, bridge or lock access and local notices.
[ ] Leave a float plan with a reliable person ashore. Agree what they
    should do, and when, if you are overdue.
[ ] Pack drinking water, sun protection, medications and group essentials.
[ ] Recheck conditions before departure. Update your contact on return.

FLOAT PLAN NOTES — leave with your shore contact
Names / number aboard:
Vessel description / registration:
Departure place and time:
Route / destination / alternative:
Expected return place and time:
Communication equipment / contact details:
Shore contact / agreed overdue time and action:

Useful official starting points:
Marine forecasts: https://www.weather.gov/marine/
Tides and water levels: https://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/
Charts: https://www.nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/
Florida boating: https://myfwc.com/boating/
USCG boating resources: https://www.uscgboating.org/recreational-boaters/index.php

Use alongside current vessel equipment and operating requirements.
This checklist is a planning prompt, not a complete equipment inventory.