Living in the Northeast, with summer behind and the cold months
ahead, thoughts gravitate toward putting the boat away until next
season. Boating seems very much a seasonal sport. But then, I lived in
Florida for about 20-years. When I arrived there it seemed a place of
endless summer and boating was part of that lifestyle. After only a
handful of years, however, boating felt just as seasonal. True, bitter
cold was not likely to keep you off the water, but burning heat was just
as apt to keep you tied to the dock.
But owning a boat is really not seasonal unless you allow it to be.
At that time I didn’t have the flexibility to expect things to be
otherwise. Today, however, I can appreciate the choices many of my
clients make to move with the seasons and enjoy to the fullest whatever
part of our planet they choose to embrace. Of course big boats with big
budgets can cover long distances, but much smaller boats can provide the
same freedom, and often at a much cheaper price. I have friends, you may
too, who move their boats north or south as the season’s dictate. Even a
boat of modest size can be far cheaper than a second home and can
provide vistas no money could buy.
Boats of any size can even cross oceans. With almost no stress they
can be put on transports that carry them to far off destinations. Too
pricey? It’s often far cheaper than buying a boat designed to make that
same passage. The cost of buying property at those same exotic locations
is not worth discussing.
