Cool, bugging out from NYC - one of my favorite subjects.

Do you actually have a dedicated boat for this purpose, or are you a recreational boater on a regular basis.

I have plenty of places to go if we need to leave the city, but I honestly can't think of how I could get my wife and two kids (ages 2 and three weeks) to the places. A boat seems like one of the few that would be reliable, though iffy in a hurricane-type situation.

As noted above, I have two young children to worry about. I think a nomadic existance would not be feasable. We'd need to get somewhere where we could set ourselves up for the duration. Most likley, one of three properties in the catskills owned by family and close friends.