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Initially Posted - 10/17/2001 :  20:36:07  Show Profile
Hi: I'm thinking about moving to Florida..need some inputs.

what would be best coast for sailing.
which is best for bays and marinas ??

for scuba diving...i understand visibility is best on one coast ???

cost of living ???
right now I'm looking
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Response Posted - 10/17/2001 :  23:01:52  Show Profile
Gerald,

I live in the panhandle near Ft. Walton Beach (between Pensacola and Panama City. Can't speak for the rest of Florida, but I like it here. Choctawhatchee Bay is very nice for sailing with very steady winds in the afternoons. It is part of th
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Response Posted - 10/17/2001 :  23:35:05  Show Profile
I'm in Ft. Myers (SW coast), and I like the sailing areas here, both in the gulf and in the intercoastal, however, water isn't as deep as the east coast, but not a big deal, unless you had 6' draft. There are lots of islands, marina's and places to go, al
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Response Posted - 10/18/2001 :  06:43:27  Show Profile
<font face='Arial'>I'm real happy with sailing in the Tampa
area. There are several marina's on the coast and
you can stop in very populated spots or do some
gunkholing in secluded areas close by. Tides are
not what I would call significant and I've
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Response Posted - 10/18/2001 :  12:05:01  Show Profile
I have never cruised the east coast of Florida, but I have cruised the west coast about fifteen times, and love the west coast from Tarpon Springs to Fort Myers. There is a chain of islands that parallels the coast, and extends all along that portion of t
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Response Posted - 10/21/2001 :  17:38:24  Show Profile  Visit Ben - FL's Homepage
I may as well pipe in for the NE. Been here since I was four years old. Just traded up from a C-22 to a 250wk last June. In fact I just got back from an overnight sail on the St. Johns R. south of J'ville. Beautiful weekend with some clouds, winds 15-20k.
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