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"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the
things you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the
bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in
your
sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." - Mark Twain


Was reading your trip and all .. this got me looking at marinas,
docks, municipal, private ..
I was disheartened by the cost. Even the public marinas cost
hundreds of dollars to tie up for a week, month.

As I read this, I got thinking that the costs are out of reach for
most, at least my friends.

What and where do the less affluent tie up? If a boater, [ example = 30'
sailboat ]
is traveling along the Inland Waterway or needs to move about Florida ...
Where do they go to dock, anchor, moor .. so that the cost is
less.

As I've looked at the various marinas, and the photos of the huge private
yachts .. I keep thinking of the billions of dollars the US Government ..
[ my tax money ] is spending so these rich people can stay rich and keep
their huge boats at government built facilities that average folks can't
afford.

What are your thoughts on this ..

Thanks.