[C320-list] Where should we move to?

[Pat Moriarty]

And of course it rains a lot so your watering bill will be small but 
they make up for it in taxes.

Pat #130 my sister lives there.

At 10:52 AM 5/4/2007, you wrote:
>Jeff
>
>The Pacific NW is great. Puget Sound, the San Juan Islands, the 
>Canadian Gulf Islands, Desolation Sound etc. Cruisin season for us 
>is March 1 to Oct. 30, then skiing starts. Great places to live, 
>particularly if you stay north of Seattle and good Software job 
>opportunities of course.
>
>Kirk McCullough
>Booomerang #124
>
>    ( We keep the boat in Pt. Roberts WA- Google Earth it)
>
>----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeffrey Hare" <Catalina at thehares.com>
>To: "'C320-List'" <c320-list at catalina320.com>
>Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2007 9:05 PM
>Subject: [C320-list] Where should we move to?
>
>
>>Hi All,
>>
>>   Shelly and I are Looking for some opinions, and I was told this list is
>>likely to harbor it's share. :)
>>
>>We currently keep our boat in Newburyport, MA. (USA).
>>
>>My wife says she's tired of only being able to sail 4-5 mos out of the year.
>>I have the assignment of finding new cruising grounds and the timeframe is,
>>and I quote:  "I'll put a sign on the house today if we find somewhere we
>>want to be instead"
>>
>>Here is the situation/criteria:  (no particular order)
>>
>>1) We're spoiled by the seemingly endless sailing destinations of the New
>>England Coast, so we need many interesting destinations that can be reached
>>in the 2-10 day trip variety.
>>2) We're not retired yet, (and far from wealthy), so we have to work. She's
>>a pharmacist, I'm an software engineer/electrical engineer.
>>3) We have two young rugrats (who also like to sail).
>>4) We need to have a sailing season that is longer than what we currently
>>have.
>>5) Lively nightlife, regional culture, low crime rate, etc is also
>>important.
>>6) Must have decent quality public Schools.
>>7) Housing / cost of living should be comparable or less.
>>8) Even though my wife suggests it from time to time, I'm not ready for a
>>liveaboard.  (No place for the woodshop).. ;)
>>
>>We did consider taking a year or two to just go cruise, but we waited too
>>long, and now Amanda's in school.
>>
>>So...
>>
>>We're currently looking along the eastern seaboard around the Delaware,
>>Virginia, the Carolinas, Georgia.  We're not crazy about being Hurricane
>>Bait, but would consider the Gulf of Mexico or Florida if it's appealing in
>>enough other ways.
>>
>>Without getting into any wars about has the best sailing 'turf', what do
>>people think of their own cruising grounds?
>>Pros/cons?
>>
>>Thanks, as always!
>>-Jeff Hare
>>
>>
>>PS:  Orlando, are you coming to the East Coast this summer?
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>--
>>No virus found in this incoming message.
>>Checked by AVG Free Edition.
>>Version: 7.5.467 / Virus Database: 269.6.2/787 - Release Date: 
>>5/3/2007 2:11 PM
>>
>

Pat Moriarty
PSI Urethanes Inc
PH: 800-888-5156  Fax: 512-837-8733
Please visit our web site at
www.psiurethanes.com