In response to Bill Fleenor's query (below) about sources for chartering a cat in Florida: While I was at the Annapolis boat show in Oct., I had the opportunity to speak with David Sell, CEO of Florida Yacht Group. If I recall correctly, I believe FYG offers sailing cats -- with a power cat pending -- in the Florida region. I have no affiliation nor experience with FYG, but here is their contact info: Florida Yacht Group 1177 Ave. C. Riviera Beach, FL 33404 (561) 844-1100 www.floridayacht.com BTW: Under the category of "Tough times can create comfy deals," I heard one cat dealer during that same Annapolis show mention that he was considering rebating new-cat buyers a sum proportional to what that buyer had previously (and recently) spent -- say within the past 6 or 12 months -- for chartering a cat, no matter where or with whom said charter was undertaken. That's new to me, but this query from Mr. Fleenor reminded me of it. And, while I can't, of course, speak for other cat dealers regarding such an agreement, that's a rebate-offer I'd currently consider if asked by any would-be cat buyer. So, if you're in the market for a new cat, ask the dealer with whom you're working if he offers something akin to that. (And if not....why not?) Rod Gibbons Cruising Cats USA > Message: 2 > Date: Sat, 7 Nov 2009 10:12:50 -0800 > From: "Bill Fleenor" <wefleenor@ucdavis.edu> > To: <power-catamaran@lists.samurai.com> > Subject: [PCW] cat charter > Message-ID: <F5F04279FF9B4DA8932209C3238163F8@FleenorMobile> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Wasn't there a catamaran charter company on the west coast of Florida? I > can't find it anywhere. > > > > Bill Fleenor > End of Power-Catamaran Digest, Vol 55, Issue 2 > **********************************************