After completing an Anacortes, Washington to San Diego cruise, having their boat trucked to Corpus Christi, Texas and cruising along the Intracoastal Waterway and the East Coast to Maine, the Reardons plan to cruise to the Bahamas. They will then return to the U.S. West Coast, cruise Mexico's Sea of Cortez and head up the Pacific coast to Washington.
Good planning is the key to extensive coastal cruising.
It all starts with choosing the boat you'll cruise in. Its low center of gravity and semi-displacement hull added to its seaworthiness and comfort. But while making the right choices in your boat and gear is crucial, careful budgeting for the cruise of a lifetime is equally important. Whatever you think it will cost, it will likely cost you more. Whatever your cruising kitty is, your budget will expand to at least meet that.