Tradewinds - what did you think of the experience on a trawler vs a sailboat? I'll ask about the age of the boats. They're offering some pretty good deals for April/May if we book by the end of November. Chriskal - thanks for posting the link to a "looper" :-) When we went to Mackinac island this summer we met an adorable older British couple who were on a 35' trawler. They'd done the loop 4 times and we're still loving it. Their boat name: 2 if by C I thought that was the most clever boat name I'd ever heard! <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/jester.gif" alt="" />