Dave, I keep the boat at Pickwick Landing State Park Marina in west TN. I live in the Memphis area about 80 miles from the boat. Usually I haul the boat out in the early winter and put it back in in the spring. This year I have left it in all winter as we decided to sail some. Bundled up and really enjoyed it. To keep the mate happy we stayed in a motel when we overnighted, but we have spent many spring, summer and fall nights aboard. When I bought the boat (used) in 97 or 98 the dealer had a similar h26 and I kick myself for not buying the bigger boat. I have looked at a couple of h27's 90 or 91 models but can't get the boss to agree to purchase. The local dealer has a brand new 260 with a wheel but its just more than I want to spend. A friend and I were considering buying a larger boat together but he seems to have cooled on the idea so I'll just sail what I got for now. In July we have a 35 Tobago catamaran chartered out of Key West for two weeks. I can hardly wait. Thanks for the information on the ports.