[Rhodes22-list] Retirement/Sailing Locales

[Bob Keller]

Dave,
Great question.  I can only comment on Punta Gorda having trailered Yankee 
Clipper down there from Atlanta three times and spent 5 days sailing each 
time.  Charlotte Harbor is sailing HEAVEN as far as I'm concerned and 
especially for the R22.  It's wide open, but protected and is shallow (15-20 
ft max) so it gets choppy in high winds 20+knots-but never any big seas.  So 
many great destinations for anchoring in the gulf islands.  The best.  The 
downside?  PG is getting expensive, crowded, hurricanes and a lot of 80 
year-olds.

Good luck and have fun with this.
Bob K


>From: DCLewis1 at aol.com
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>Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Retirement/Sailing Locales
>Date: Thu, 9 Feb 2006 12:44:17 EST
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>
>Sorry guys,
>
>Before Ed get on me, I thought I'd re-post my prior message with a  proper
>subject line.
>
>Some day I'll learn to use this thing!
>
>Dave
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>
>Folks,
>
>My wife and I are about to start a trek down the east coast  looking for a
>place to retire. This is the second of several  treks.  Stops on this  time
>out
>include: Southport NC, Georgetown  SC/Pawleys Island, Charleston,
>Jacksonville,
>Palm Coast FL, St  Augustine FL,  Venice FL, and Punta Gorda  FL.   Have 
>any
>of you sailed these areas?  Comments regarding  them?
>
>Particularly with regards to Jacksonville, it’s a big city and we  
>don’t
>know where to start: East toward the beach?  North towards  Amelia Island
>etc?
>South on the St Johns river?  In your  experience, where’s the focus  for
>sailing
>boats like the  R22?
>
>Any input is  appreciated.
>
>Dave
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