SomeSailor, you have started a good and thought provoking thread. As I sit here on a mooring ball in Hope Town Harbor, Abaco I see all kinds of boats. There is a Nordhvn, a couple of Krogens, a couple of 390 Mainships, other trawlers, and sail boats galore.
Moonstruck is the only downeast style express boat in the harbor. We started to anchor behind Matt Lowes Cay, but the wind shifted. It is supposed to shift again. I thought that I may not awaken to check the anchor set on the wind shift, so headed to a mooring ball.
We started this cruise on May 28th. When it will end, I'm not certain. However, we go where everyone else down here goes. We anchor, and hang out just like they do. We have a little soft music of some of my favorite mix going now. No generator running. We are running off the inverter.
Sometimes, I think about a Krogen or Selene 48. I wouldn't really go anywhere Moonstruck can't take me. Maybe some more comfort, but a whole lot less speed. For right now, I am happy where I am. 1 mpg at 27 knots is not too shabby.. Slowing down to 7 1/2 to 8 knots gets more, and we do that on short hops between Cays. After the dinghy comes up, the speed will pick up----exponentially. Looks like Moonstruck is a keeper.
By the way, I just noticed that the avatar picture was made where we are.