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Joe, we moved to the TCI a year ago, and I have been on the water here almost every day for a year. We live on one island, and I am doing repairs on a family home a few islands away. These islands are geographically the southern Bahamas, just not part of their political entity.
The difference between 5 ft. of draft and 2 ft. is enormous in terms of where we can sail here. After looking at everything on the market, and I do mean just about everything, under half a million bucks, the only clear choice for us here is a catamaran. Being able to choose which side of an island to be on is enormously useful. Being able to travel across real skinny water means we will always have options no matter what the wind is doing.
And after reading several articles about the best place for a boat in a hurricane ( aground in a mangrove swamp), it all comes together perfectly.
The Gemini 105 or 3400 seems to be the ideal boat for someone who wants to sail around here. Good cruising for two people who dont particularly want to cross an ocean, and 18 inches of draft with the boards up? Cant beat it. We are looking for one now.
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