[souljour2000]

Is the Hunter 23 a swing keel or a fixed keel boat...? If you do go...watch out for cold fronts coming down from up north..the winds will be strongest well before the cold air finally arrives...Florida winter sailing can be as deadly as anywhere..just ask the families of three football players off Clearwater last January...Stay within your limits...nothing wrong with staying in the kiddie pool until we learn to swim...we all had to learn some basics and we all are still learning how to enjoy our sport and live to tell about it in here. You're going to make some mistakes...if you didn't you ain't learned nothin'.just try not to make real big mistakes.....you'll learn alot if you go...know your limitations and don't force yourself into time constraints...being in a hurry might be the worst sin when you don't have as much experience as you wish you had... Read as much as you can and take as many local trips as you can squeeze in before you head south. Good luck...check the weather... have a blast...check the weather...post pics of your journey....check the weather forecast again...and tell us when you get to Margaritaville....