Hello, thanks in advance for the great info on this forum. I am currently living in
Belize and COVID gave my husband and I a chance to finally learn to sail. I will be relocating back to the US on a 40'
leopard and looking to buy a condo close to a marina in either Brandenton or
Fort Myers. I am going to
Florida next week to check out the
marinas and it is quite a flooding process!
Our plan is to sail from
Belize to the new marina after we are done selling some assets in Belize. While no major urgency, I am hoping to find a marina that will accept a 40'
catamaran and from there, we plan on making this home base, but not very often - we want to sail around the
Caribbean as much as possible. We are choosing this area because we have a few friends and
family there, although I know it would easier to be on the
Miami side, we are a better fit for this area.
I have tried to comb through past threads and greatly appreciate the info I have been able to gather. We are new to sailing and will be new to
Florida, and very excited to start this phase of our lives! We are in our early 40's, no
kids, and look forward to the huge changes this new life will bring

. Hope to meet some of you and look forward to any feedback!