"Jeff" wrote in message
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* Capt. Rob wrote, On 7/19/2007 7:21 AM:

Now WHAT exactly are those mooring advantages again????



For those of us that actually spend time on our boats, moorings or
anchoring is far, far more comfortable than a slip. Boats orient
themselves to the wind so the hatches provide ventilation. On our recent
little cruise we used two blankets almost every night - I think one night
out the 17 would even count as "warm."

We have privacy - no people walking by the boat at all hours. No
sportfishermen starting engines at 3AM. Yes, occasionally there's a wake,
but you can get the same in a marina.

I thought that it would be a pain scheduling shore trips, but its hardly
ever been a problem. Even though we have a small 8' rowing dink, we can
get everyone, including a large dog, ashore pretty quickly. When our
daughter got bigger and started bringing a friend, we added a tandem kayak
so we'd have more flexibility.

When we first started cruising, we thought it was a luxury to stay at
marinas. Now we generally prefer to stay away from the docks.


I think you're probably right, but the advantages of slips in good marinas
is hard to knock. I have extremely good access to excellent sailing, decent
facilities ashore, a great deal of privacy, since they don't have more than
a handfull of live-aboards (and those who are there are very protective of
their neighbors' boats), and the gate have key access. The harbormaster is
quite aggressive about not allowing wakes in the slip area, and most of the
slips are upwind (and very light wind in any case). She's also a stickler
(along with the live-aboards) as far as pollution goes. Lots of people who
race routinely sail out (no engines) and back in from the hoist. It's a
high-class place and the prices are very reasonable, at least for out here.


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