Where to Retire and sail.

[gtwashio]

Greetings,

I am getting ready to retire and want to find somewhere affordable, reasonably safe and friendly to sail and liveaboard. Either at a marina or on the hook.

As a young man, I lived, worked and sailed in the USVI, so I know what it's like to leave the U.S... I became a cop in South Florida at 44 and am retiring at 61. Got a modest IRA out ot it but want to make it last.

I would appreciate input about

Grenada, Belize, Mexico, Costa Rico, etc.

I currently own a 76 Irwin 44 center-cockpit with A/C a replaced yanmar and new mainsail. I'll probably spend a few months going and forthbetweenBahamas and Ft. Lauderdale to see if the life and boat suit me.

I'll probably have crew getting there then live alone.

I'm sorry if this is the wrong place to post this but I would appreciate and guidance.

Thanks

Tom

[fritz3000g]

I think the popular still-affordable spots in the western hemisphere include Columbia and Panama.