Owning a boat for anyone is pretty much a dream regardless of the boat. Owning your own sailboat and then spending a few years blue water sailing would certainly be one of the ultimate experiences a mariner can have. Perhaps the best of all is buying a home for your boat!
Steve & Kathy recently bought a home with me and we needed plenty of draft to get their 40′ Island Packet behind their house. They chose Alligator Creek to purchase a wonderful waterfront home and also added a 24′ center console for quick runs to the beaches and restaurants. Prior to making the purchase I confirmed the water depths from the outer channel in Charlotte Harbor to far up into Alligator Creek. Steve on two occasions verified the depths aboard his center console.
Life is good with their boat at their dock and they could not be happier.