"CalifBill" wrote:
Florida and the Gulf regions are a lot calmer than
the Pacific.

Phantman:
But I'll respectfully disagree with this part ;-)

"CalifBill" wrote:
We have a couple of thousand miles of open ocean for the winds to come
across before they hit our coast. Plus if you get a South wind, it beats
against a current from the north.

I'm not saying the "Pacific" is as peaceful as its name implies.
Simply saying the Gulf or Atlantic can be just as challenging for a
small boat. Experienced seamen, not to mention novices, are regularly
lost on all three.

Rick