Earlier this month we took my 74 year old Dad and our 10 year old daughter out on a Moorings 4000 (1st time for both). It was a bucket list trip for him and we were very worried going into it because of his physical issues (bad knee & hip, balance issues, and he's about 220 lbs). He loved every minute of it but it was challenging getting into and out of the dingy. Getting back onto the boat wasn't too bad since we had the davit system that he could grab onto but climbing onto the docks was a major issue. I would recommend planning your landings at places where you could at least pull up to a dock and let them out before grabbing a mooring. The idea of basing them at a place like Leverick and taking short and/or day trips also sounds like a great idea.

Either way, I can tell you the memories we made were priceless. I think he's still enjoying going to the dog park everyday to show pictures and talk of his adventure to his "girlfriends"!