What better way to say “I love you” than with a romantic cruise through the barrier islands of Southwest Florida! Give us a call today and we will help you plan the perfect getaway.
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5. The blue
margaritas at Useppa Island The Love Boat Love Potion by Barb Hansen
Have I told you that Vic is a bit like Hagar? When we were dating, Vic confessed to me that he had been in love before. I listened patiently and apprehensively to love stories that didn’t involve me. The first true love of his life, Vic said, occurred when he was only 12 years old. He had an affair with an older sailboat. He even made a set of sails for it…from bed sheets. Hmmm.
I’m not sure to this day if I know about all of Vic’s earlier sweethearts but I’ve been an enthusiastic partner with him on every acquisition since. The arrows that Cupid released at us were surely tipped with a Love Boat Potion. Many people meet and fall in love with a boat and remain true to that boat for their entire lives. But most whose veins course with this potion would never agree to be with just one boat for the rest of their lives. People change. Their circumstances change. So, understandably, some are going to fall out of love with one boat and fall into love with another. The process repeats itself. In the strip, Hagar started counting his loves. “1… 2… 3… 4…” When I read that, my boating memory kicked in and I started counting up our loves: The sailboat that was our “home” for four years. Dolphin, a 36-foot ketch. A Boston Whaler. Another Boston Whaler. A sailing dinghy, a canoe. A Grand Banks trawler. Another Grand Banks trawler. And still another Grand Banks trawler. Several sloops ranging from 25 to 35 feet. Two houseboats. Then dinghies, dinghies, and more dinghies, all inflatables.
Sometimes truth speaks to you from the funny papers
“The camaraderie of a large class was replaced by a warmth and friendliness found with only two people on a boat. Captain Chris’ knowledge of the marine environment was extensive. I know my wife and I had a great cruise in southwest Florida. For my birthday last week, my wife said I would have to get my own present since she didn’t know how to pick out a boat!”
-Adden W.
Couldn’t have been better. Everything made sense and built on itself for the next day. Best time, we will be back. Great! We loved it. Had a wonderful time. Looking forward to the next time!
David and Sherry The Latest Survey: Boating kids are healthier kids!
Big Ship or Little Ship?
Oops again. I just learned they have already launched a cruise ship for more than 3,500 lemmings. Did I say that? Sorry. I meant consumers. Well, yes, it’s true. It has 1,487 cabins and bunks for 3,710 really thin but not too long people. Impressive specs, she has: consumers will take advantage of a million miles of buffet lines, 2-million -miles of interior passageways, 5-million slot machines, and 6-trillion drink umbrellas. The entire ship goes to one little island and everyone gets off for a few hours and snorkels around the same fish. The next day they are allowed off the ship to go shopping for tourist trinkets and when they get back to the vessel they can slide their credit card through more machines and acquire still more trinkets. Different strokes for different folks and all that but is it really smart to be launching 4,000-passenger ships? I worry a bit that every time one of these paeans to second-wave mass marketing sails they’re going to make some cruisers turn away from boating all together. Now, that’s a shame. That’s not for me. I vote for the little ship that could, something with two or maybe three cabins instead of two or three thousand cabins. What a difference a boat makes. One has 21 restaurants. The other has one galley and a small fridge. One has chefs, captains and waiters. The other requires you to bring your own groceries and you have to do your own cooking. One plies the high seas. The other cruises smoothly along a placid coastal waterway framed by mangrove wilderness. My vessel doesn’t have an activities director; it doesn’t have an ATM; it doesn’t have an onboard hospital. In fact, it doesn’t have a schedule unless you say so. If it’s Tuesday, it won’t be Belgium but just tell the captain and you could be on Sanibel Island, Captiva Island, Cabbage Key, Useppa Island, or a beach you’ll have all to yourself on Cayo Costa. The little boat that could doesn’t have line dance contests. Passengers don’t cut into the buffet line to take the last shrimp. On my cruise ship, dressing up for a meal means pulling a tee shirt over your swimsuit. After your delicious repast -- Hey, you bought the groceries -- prepared by loving hands in the private galley, you can have drinks on the aft deck.
Put this information in your vacation planner. And the next time you’re thinking about a cruise, think small. Like two or three cabins small. ...Top of Page 20th Anniversary Sail-A-Bration Extended to Nov. 1, 2005
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Call to reserve your charter or class dates today! 1-800-262-7939 http://www.swfyachts.com/webpages/whats_new.htm ...Top of Page
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I’m
sure I understood that his pre-teen’s psyche had been imprinted with a
powerful, though strange, attraction. I married him anyway. 
Hagar
told the boys in the bar that a man is lucky if he has one true love in
his life. A boat owner nine times, Hagar had been lucky nine times.
Counting boats only, Vic and I have Hagar beat several times over.
I
hate to say “I told you so,” but this is no big revelation to us. We have
been preaching the positive aspects of family boating for years. Now
there’s proof! According to the survey, active involvement in boating is
not only good for kids’ physical development, but also has a positive
impact on their psychological and social development. 
Boating,
and especially cruising, combines many family activities into one big
life experience. Swimming, fishing, exploring, and reading are just a
few things that kids will enjoy afloat. So pack up the kids this spring
or summer and take a vacation that is not only fun for the whole family,
but good for them too! Oh, and don’t forget Fido. The survey didn’t
mention it, but cruising is fun for doggies, too!
There
is no disco, no line dancing, no ballroom waltzes. But if you want to
shake a leg you can climb the steps to the fly bridge and whoop and holler
a bit. Just a bit, though. Or, you may prefer to just sit in silent
pleasure as the Florida sun sinks behind those dramatic clouds on the
horizon. 
Sail
or Cruise into Winter and Save!
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the regular charter rate during the 2005-2006 season!
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