Wayne.B wrote:
On Sun, 26 Feb 2006 08:12:35 -0500, Harry Krause
wrote:

BTW, why didn't you move to the west coast and buy that trawler?

Truth is that once you are south of Seattle, there are a lot more
cruising opportunities on the east coast. And you don't need foul
weather gear, long underwear and a cabin heater to enjoy them.


Fair comment, if one overlooks the minor technicality that some of the
prettiest parts of Puget Sound are south of Seattle.

Our sheltered "inland" waters, and "Inside Passage" waters that run in
an almost uninterrupted 1,300 mile link from Olympia, Washinton to
Skagway Alaska are, IMO, the finest cruising waters in the world unless
baking up a good case of melanoma is high on the list of ones'
proiorities. Yes, you will find days in June, July, and August where a
little cabin heat will be welcome just about sunrise.

The other difference may be that for most Pacific NW waters, miles and
miles of pristine wilderness shoreline will be ocassionally interrupted
by a small patch of "civilization". My limited observations lead me to
suspect that the reverse is more commonly true on the hot, humid, side
of the continent. :-)