Archive for March, 2013

The Cost of Cruising, Part II

In my last post I talked about what I felt was a realistic capital investment required for purchasing and upgrading a comfortable 40-foot cruising sailboat. Cruising on a smaller, less expensive boat is possible, but for most retired couples in their 60s, I think a 40-foot vessel would meet their needs and not make them […]

The Cost of Cruising

For the last 10 days we have been holed up in Hopetown as several Northerly cold fronts  have been passing through the Abacos one right behind another. These weather patterns always bring high winds with them.