RoseLoper48
Member
- Joined
- Aug 8, 2016
- Messages
- 17
- Location
- United States
- Vessel Name
- Catharine
- Vessel Make
- Kady Krogen 42
Pros and Cons
I've boated in the Puget Sound and north areas for 20+ years. If you love Alaska you will like the PNW inland waters. And I just completed 3 years of cruising up and down the US East Coast.
PNW: your son will need school. Basing in Friday Harbor, WA or Bellingham will give you a more relaxed environment. If you want to ski, then the mainland WA is best (Bellingham, LaConnor, Everett, Paulsbo) offer good schools and access to skiing. The more northern you base in WA the more often you can enjoy the San Juan Islands and the Gulf Islands. Desolation sound and even Alaska are reachable in the summer.
East Coast: Selecting NC is a good option, but so is SC which is a bit warmer in the winter. NC has Beaufort and Oriental bot great boating communities. SC has Georgetown and Beaufort bot great boating communities. Living and schooling your son in the Carolinas gives you the options of cruising in Maine all summer and you will love it. The East Coast also provides access to American History by boat and car that will give your son a real appreciation of what our founding fathers and later did to make our nation a great democracy. Places like Savanna, Charleston, Norfolk, Washington DC, Getteysburg, New York, Newport, Cape Cod and the islands, Boston and many more.
You can't go wrong with either coast. Just involve your family in the decision.
Rose Loper
Kady Krogen 42
Catharine
I've boated in the Puget Sound and north areas for 20+ years. If you love Alaska you will like the PNW inland waters. And I just completed 3 years of cruising up and down the US East Coast.
PNW: your son will need school. Basing in Friday Harbor, WA or Bellingham will give you a more relaxed environment. If you want to ski, then the mainland WA is best (Bellingham, LaConnor, Everett, Paulsbo) offer good schools and access to skiing. The more northern you base in WA the more often you can enjoy the San Juan Islands and the Gulf Islands. Desolation sound and even Alaska are reachable in the summer.
East Coast: Selecting NC is a good option, but so is SC which is a bit warmer in the winter. NC has Beaufort and Oriental bot great boating communities. SC has Georgetown and Beaufort bot great boating communities. Living and schooling your son in the Carolinas gives you the options of cruising in Maine all summer and you will love it. The East Coast also provides access to American History by boat and car that will give your son a real appreciation of what our founding fathers and later did to make our nation a great democracy. Places like Savanna, Charleston, Norfolk, Washington DC, Getteysburg, New York, Newport, Cape Cod and the islands, Boston and many more.
You can't go wrong with either coast. Just involve your family in the decision.
Rose Loper
Kady Krogen 42
Catharine