Joe wrote:
Phillipines yes Japan not much interest.

Why? It's gorgeous coast and good sailing.

... The St Lawrence down the
mississippi to crowded for taste in crusing. Many of the trawler people
here talk about the great loop.


It's surprising how many people do it every year.

Doug I pushed barges for years in the ICW, they drew 13 ft loarded. Why
do you have problems with a 4+ft draft?


When & where? I can't think of a single place in NC where
you could pass with more than about 9' draft, and that's
dead center in the channel. Once you get further south, you
can make it on the tide.

Bahama's do sound nice.


It is nice, and nicer the further west. Of course, the
Bahamas gov't realizes they don't have much in the way of a
national economy and has decided to make cruisers vote with
their dollars.

Fresh Breezes- Doug King