It’s interesting how people think it’s impossible to exist in cold
weather.
The crowds are gone. No place to
anchor? You will have many, many, many more places to anchor. Moorings and docks? Sure. Those are mostly gone. They pull them out.
Places with
anchoring restrictions? forget about them. There’s nobody to enforce them anymore, so it’s a wonderful time to anchor. Most of the
water cops are ashore for the
winter already thank god.
Finding
fuel? Just call ahead. Find those
commercial places, find a few recreational places that stay open. Plan it out.
Water? You might be hauling some jugs. You might even have to get water at the grocery stores in those big office water cooler type containers. That will be a bit of an issue. Or maybe you can run a hose from some buildings at various fuel docks. Who knows? But it will be hard. Unless of course you have a
watermaker
Food? The grocery stores are still open.
When it comes to weather, just keep a good eye out. Make sure you know the
forecast. Play it very conservatively because a lot of things are closed. Not as easy to get help in the
winter.
Your main
danger will be weather. And the lack of help. So just be careful.
The cold? Bring your skiing
clothing and waterproof things. Hopefully you have a
cockpit enclosure or
dodger or at least something. You don’t want to be getting sprayed with any sea water this time of year.
Does the
boat have heat?
All of the above applies to the
dinghy as well. It can be very tricky not getting wet in the dinghy