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28-07-2014, 11:31
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Location: Toronto, Canada
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Looking for a place to keep our sailboat
We are currently looking for a spot in the Carolina's or Virginia to live aboard a 42 ft sailboat. Prefer a Marina with some social activities. We are from Lake Ontario, Canada and looking for somewhere warmer to winter, but not as warm as Florida. Any suggestions would be appreciated. We are also looking to buy the boat somewhere on the East Coast of the US and sail it to its new winter months home.
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28-07-2014, 12:28
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Re: Looking for a place to keep our sailboat
Virginia and NC can get pretty cold.Not much warmer than NYC.I'd suggest Fl. panhandle/northern gulf coast.Perhaps better boat deals also.
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28-07-2014, 13:16
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Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Austin TX
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Re: Looking for a place to keep our sailboat
I liked EZ Cruz Marina in Virginia. I even found some guy living in his boat with snow on the ground when I visited, there seemed to be nice amenities, the coin laundry was cheap.
I think social opportunities might be limited, since here in Texas as soon as the temps drop below 60F the fun stops.
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28-07-2014, 17:11
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Location: Baltimore, MD / Harrisburg, PA
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Re: Looking for a place to keep our sailboat
We just bought a boat and a slip at Anchorage Marina in Baltimore. May not be as far south as you had in mind but as someone from Michigan, it's a lot less winter (usually) than I'm used to. They have several liveaboards and I know there are slips available for rent and purchase in that range. The marina is downtown Baltimore, great community of people in the marina and around it.
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28-07-2014, 17:40
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Re: Looking for a place to keep our sailboat
last time I was in Florida January to March there was ice in the am in Canaveral and I had to buy a heater! I don't t really think you are going to be too warm in Fl in the winter. It was very pleasant for a PNWester . If you want activities Ft Lauderdale would be good... but it depends on what you mean by activities.
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28-07-2014, 18:02
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Re: Looking for a place to keep our sailboat
Having seen multiple topics like this all over in different boating forums, I always wondered if the replies would be similar to the old question: "Can you tell me about a great ski hill that doesn't have crowds?"
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28-07-2014, 19:29
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Re: Looking for a place to keep our sailboat
Thank you everyone for your comments. I will widen my search to include northern Florida.
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28-07-2014, 19:40
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Re: Looking for a place to keep our sailboat
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Originally Posted by sunriseset
Thank you everyone for your comments. I will widen my search to include northern Florida.
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I'm in north Florida and had a friend come visit from Quebec a couple of winters ago who complained the whole time about how cold she was. You will certainly see several periods of freezing temps in a typical winter, even temperatures into the mid teens.
But perhaps a suggestion. Why keep the boat in the same place year round? Do like 99% of the east coast boating fraternity and follow the weather. Florida in the winter, NC, Virginia even New England in the summer.
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29-07-2014, 06:22
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Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Living aboard and cruising
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Re: Looking for a place to keep our sailboat
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Originally Posted by skipmac
I'm in north Florida and had a friend come visit from Quebec a couple of winters ago who complained the whole time about how cold she was. You will certainly see several periods of freezing temps in a typical winter, even temperatures into the mid teens.
But perhaps a suggestion. Why keep the boat in the same place year round? Do like 99% of the east coast boating fraternity and follow the weather. Florida in the winter, NC, Virginia even New England in the summer.
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29-07-2014, 07:03
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Re: Looking for a place to keep our sailboat
If it's the high cost of Florida that is keeping you away look at the panhandle. Really a different Florida much cheaper but you won't have as many of your Northern friends there
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29-07-2014, 08:35
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Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Toronto, Canada
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Re: Looking for a place to keep our sailboat
Our tentative plans are to buy another boat on the East Coat of the US,live aboard between November and March, sailing south along the coast, or north from wherever we buy the second boat, during the winter. We do not plan on staying in one place for the winter but moving around. We will keep our current boat here in Toronto to enjoy the summers here. We will leave the second boat wherever the winds lead us in March to return again in the fall. We have sailed the BVI's on three occasions and want a different experience such as living aboard for a few months and sailing to different locations along the US coast. Thanks for all the comments, we are in the planning stages right now doing our research.
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04-08-2014, 14:39
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Join Date: Dec 2013
Location: NC
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Re: Looking for a place to keep our sailboat
Y'all might like Southport. Lots of local flavor, with Bald Head Island, Wilmington, Myrtle Beach SC all easy day-sails away. The chick-flick Safe Haven was filmed there, among others. My marina was named 2014 marina of the year by some magazine. Tell them I sent you and I'll get 2 months of free dockage.
Well, tell them I sent you and lease the dock space, and then I'll get free stuff.
November: Stede Bonnet regatta.
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