My personal comment and commitment to you
Having started sailing at around 23 years old I have now logged more than 25,000 sailing miles not only recreationally, but also as a sailing instructor, delivery and charter captain on both coasts of the United States, several passages to/from Cuba and the Bahamas. I've also completed a number of passages through the ICW between Florida and Maine in addition to Gulf of Mexico crossings. Of the 25,000+ nautical miles sailed, roughly 10,000 have been offshore sailing making my experience perfect for teaching sailing in The Florida Keys.
I've skippered countless boat types and styles, so picking my favorite is tough. Some have been as old as my grandmother, some have been so new that they were just delivered from the factory. Some have been the size of your bathtub, and others were straight out of yachting magazines. I've sailed them all...catamarans, trimarans, monohulls and all the unique ones in between! Each boat handles differently and has qualities that I like. For charte