[C320-list] Sailing in Florida?

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Jeff and Michele, 
We have been in Burnt Store Marina on Charlotte Harbor for ten years of winters.  CH is rated by Sail magazine as one of the ten best places to sail in the U.S. and has been for the past 12 years or morre.  We have a low-key yacht club that races Mondays weekly and some Saturdays from 11/1 through early April. 
Check it out:  http://www.burntstoremarina.com/ 
Rollie  #182 

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From: "Bob and Barb Uhlman" <uhlman at sbcglobal.net> 
To: C320-List at Catalina320.com 
Sent: Thursday, April 30, 2015 3:28:40 PM 
Subject: Re: [C320-list] Sailing in Florida? 

Jeff and Michele, we winter in Punta Gorda, the next town north of Cape Coral that Diane wrote of.  See recent Travel Weekly article:Charlotte Harbor's laid-back charms: Travel Weekly 

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| Charlotte Harbor's laid-back charms: Travel WeeklyAlmost a throwback to calmer, quieter Florida days and nights, the area still has a wide range of things to see and do. | 
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>From Punta Gorda, we can day sail around Charlotte Harbor or for longer sailing, the islands or go out to the Gulf through Boca Grande Pass.  We are an hour (by car) south of Venice, 1/2 north of Cape Coral and Ft Myers, one hour 15 minutes north of Naples.  We live in a very laid back community, speed limit, 30 mph, canals and slips behind most houses and condos.  Prices are just starting to go up from the 2011 or so low. 
We bought in June 2010 and retired in May 2011.  We have spent the last four winters there.  Here's a web site I like for the Punta Gorda area.  Punta Gorda Florida Real Estate - SW Florida Waterfront Homes and Property for Boaters.  I have nothing to do with them, but they have a good RE web site. 

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| Punta Gorda Florida Real Estate - SW Florida Waterfront ...The Andreae Group specializes in helping boaters or waterlovers find beautiful waterfront homes in Punta Gorda and Port Charlotte, Florida. Neighborhood... | 
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Here's a condo for sale in our complex:3640 Bal Harbor Blvd #532, Punta Gorda, FL 33950 - MLS C7207743, Michael Saunders & Company 

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| 3640 Bal Harbor Blvd #532, Punta Gorda, FL 33950 - ML...Condo for sale at 3640 Bal Harbor Blvd #532, Punta Gorda, FL 33950. View photos, map, and real estate description for MLS C7207743, priced at $209,... | 
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I will be happy to answer any questions. 
Barb UhlmanChesterfield, MO 
Whisper, #1158 


     On Thursday, April 30, 2015 11:28 AM, Jeff <catalina at thehares.com> wrote: 
   

 Any Florida sailors out there?  We are looking for any recommendations on best places to retire / live and sail in Florida for non-millionaires.  :)  Any Catalina owners on this list with marina / boating community suggestions, pros / cons?  We are more into destinations sailing than just day-sailing. 

Just curios, thanks. 
Jeff and Michelle 
#809