We are also looking for trip advice.
My wife and I and two small
children are planning a three month
cruise. We purchased a used
Fountaine Pajot Mahe
catamaran in April and have spent most of the summer doing day trips and a few overnights practicing for our big trip but have been going back and forth on deciding how to proceed.
First I must mention this is our first sailing boat and have limited experience but have had little trouble so far with navigating the boat on short trips within a hundred miles from home. Our hope is to do our three month
cruise in one of two ways and destinations. First thought was to sail from our North
Florida home south to St. Pete then to
Miami and cross
gulf stream to
Bimini and down the thornless path and on to
Puerto Rico and BVI's and at the end of the line have someone else bring the boat back for us as we only have three months.
Our second choice was to have the boat delivered to
BVI or St.Thomas and start our trip there and make the reverse of the same itinerary. Our travel dates were starting in mid February and finishing mid May.
First is three months enough time to make this trip or are we being too ambitious? Should we shorten the trip and have the boat delivered each way?
And second which direction is safer or easier
route at that time of year?.