Hello all, I am an avid (depending on how you define it) BVI'er. Just moved to Jacksonville, FL earlier this year. We haven't taken a vacation in a couple of years. My wife and I are working on starting a family and, don't want to jinx it, but we may be on our way to our first. So, if that's the case, I'd like to possibly take her away for a week of fun and relaxation before she gets big and round and before the little one comes along to take our freedoms away ;-), but somewhere close, easy to get to, and hopefully less costly than going all the way to the BVI or, our next planned adventure destination, Belize.

Does anyone have experience or guidance on bareboat chartering the Bahamas, either from Florida, or from somewhere in the Bahamas? Sail or power, we are sailors, but in this case, I'd almost prefer a power boat. I'm thinking this fall. Any insight, advice, direction would be very much appreciated.

TIA!