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Sailing, what a great way to enjoy the beauty of the Caribbean Islands, Hawaiian Islands, Bahamas, Florida, Greece, and a variety of other exotic and beautiful locations. You can enjoy sailing individually, by hiring your own bareboat, which is a boat with no crew or cook. Sometimes a skipper is hired to help navigate and provide information about destinations. Otherwise, people on the bareboat do the cooking, navigating, and rowing. It’s a little bit of work!

Getting married? When it comes to planning the honeymoon consider a honeymoon vacation package. It will spare you the trouble of planning the details of your honeymoon vacation. Be careful not to fall for the first vacation package you find on the internet. Follow some basic guidelines to pick a honeymoon vacation package you will enjoy.

Every year, I head down south for the winter in my sailboat. It’s nice to go down to the Florida Keys, if you can find the time. The Chesapeake area is a great place to spend the winter. Unlike the northeast area, the waters don’t freeze up in December, making it ideal for sailing. There are so many coves to explore that you can visit a new one on each journey. Conveniently located nearby is the Norfolk International Airport. North Carolina is another nice area to explore as its waters stay quite warm in the winter thanks to the gulfstream. Dowry Creek in Belhaven to Oriental and Beaufort (Bow-Fort) where they found Black Beards’ ship by the inlet are great marinas. The slip rates vary from $7 – $8 per foot per month. So for a 40′ boat you’re talking around $280.00 a month/6 months $1680.00 and sail her back up north in the spring. Very reasonable! The internet makes it easy to discover the numerous slips available there.

The most important thing to bring with you when you go adventure sailing is a camera. This will allow you to take pictures so you can share this with family and friends when you get home. For those who want to go swimming, don’t forget your bathing suit so you can jump in anytime into [...]