Dominican Republic as a Charter Base

[Antharian]

My wife and I have been investigating joining the thousands of others who seem to have the dream (delusion) of making a living while we are on the sea. It appears to be the type of dream that has a lot of hard work tied to it and prone to being a dream breaker.

We have been vacationing in the Dominican Republic for the last 3 years and had fallen in love with it and often talked of simply buying a house and trying to do our state side jobs remotely. But have since been captured by the idea of living on the sea.

So here are the questions:

• Why do there not seem to be many charters from Dominican Republic?
• Are there legal restrictions?
• Dangerous waters?
• Tough guidelines for boat readiness?
• Too little tourism?
• High prices of fuel, food, water, etc?
• Are there any sailers out there that have recently been to Dominican and know the current pricing for diesel? Is it on par with the rest of the surrounding islands?

We are looking at a 63' Sea Ray for doing this. Are there any comments about the choice of boat?

Thanks in advance,

-A