[C320-list] Wintering South vs drydock North

[Bryan Campbell]

Move to Florida and sail year round!

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Bob 



   I just returned from Jacksonville Fl. by air - but it took 4 days going nonstop from Newburyport Ma. to Norfolk Va. staying just off shore and then another 7 days to do the intercoastal traveling about 12 hours a day to reach Jacksonville. It was a great trip but would not want to do it twice a year. Just move your boat to Boston for a ice free harbour and low mooring fees for the winter alot of people sail year round in the harbour with plenty of warm days in the high thirtys. 



   Al Ahlman 

      #476 



  
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From: "Robert Seastream" <robert.seastream at comcast.net> 
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Sent: Saturday, October 25, 2008 2:56:06 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern 
Subject: [C320-list] Wintering South vs drydock North 

All: 

My wife and I discussed the following today:  Rather than drydocking   
our 320 during the New England winters, why not lease a mooring   
anywhere south enough (Carolinas, etc.?) where it's warm enough to   
remain in the water over our winter, reversing the process for the NE   
summer?  We'd fly down to the boat a couple of weeks each winter and   
enjoy her, rather than have her sit on the hard up here.  Up here, our   
mooring leasing fee is ~$1200/season; drydock fee is ~$1100.  If we   
could secure a southern mooring at similar cost, why not?  There are a   
few other issues (vessel health, welfare, & security, etc.) that would   
have to be addressed, but we don't think they're insurmountable.  Has   
anyone else on list ever done this or considered it? 

Bob Seastream 
Intuition # 906