[WaterHouse]

You are in a minefield if you have a partner.

It is good to feel the fever coming through your posts. There are so many things to learn and here you can talk to people who have actually cruised as a lifestyle, instead of industry types who want your money eventually.

My recommendation is to get lessons for you and your partner, who needs to be just as confident as you are, without having the fever you have. Then get certified. Then go charter in exotic places, hopefully with a gentle, experienced couple for a good example.

Enjoy this research and training phase. Eventually you will know it all. But you may not have a partner to enjoy it with.

Dan