[GulfCoastSkimmer]

Honestly i picked two 10 day periods of time i would like to sail and checked a couple websites for prices. I looked at plane tickets to get there, hotel prices if needed for the night before and night after, and chartering for 9-10days. I want to say i priced sailing from Sunday Dec30-Wednesday Jan9 and Sunday June15 - Wednesday June25 but could be wrong i dont remember exactly. Then i figured i could eat for $20 a day per person if i cooked most of my meals (i dont drink alcohol). I figured the numbers for a couple on something around 32 feet, or two couples on either a 39/43 mono or 38/41 catamaran. I looked at Bahamas and Caribbean. So thats where i got my prices. Once again i am just begining to look so i could be way off.

the why -
Wife suggested i look into it, she showed intrest in the possibility of chartering afar once a year instead of vacationing for a week or two (in somethig we own) along the Texas coastline. She said "why dont we buy something smaller (ie. cheaper), and charter something biger once a year, or take a vacation where we can charter for 4 or 5 days during a 1-2 week vacation". I figure the more intrest she shows when it comes to sailing the better. so i started reasearching.

Oh and Tejas i am definately intrested in the spreadsheet.