It also just occurred to me that if the OP was really interested in giving ministers a break from their responsibilities, $120-150K (boat plus estimated operating cost for great loop) would buy a lot of one week Caribbean cruises out of FL. Especially in the off season (prime loop cruisin' time), when bought in blocks and in advance. I'm sure the cruise lines would be happy to strike a deal. It would also be a lot less work for the OP than actually driving a boat around the great loop and all the hassles that would go with that. The FL cruise thing would help a whole lot more ministers than would be possible with the original plan proposed by the OP. Plus the ministerial guests would still get to be on a boat (er, ship).
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