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Wow, just got back to check the forum, and really appreciate everyone’s thoughtful replies. You all have been a great source of info (and inspiration!). Based on what I’m reading here, it seems staying up north is the ticket (save Lbdavis), certainly in the summer months…I’ll focus on Maine. Of course, that leaves a lot of time between October and May to be wondering where to be on the water…I figure the Chesapeake would keep me happy enough ‘till November (true? people seem to love it there, though I hear it can be real shallow), and I understand the Charleston area to be a big draw for cruisers, though I’ve never been there and don’t really know much about the place. I’ll need to be in Sarasota Florida January-march, and I suspect that sailing in the Gulf isn’t great (and it's real far), so I’d figure on leaving the boat in the Mid Atlantic region for that time (unless I discover I’m wrong about Gulf Coast sailing)...I realize this may be too much area to cover in one season, and I'll allow myself the option of just leaving the boat in the NE until spring to take things up again, but if I can reasonably extend the season by heading south without pushing it too much, I'd like to try...
And yes, I'm a little (a lot) anxious about doing this with a toddler. She's gonna be tethered in tight, that's for sure...but I know lots of others have done it, so why not us?...
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