Depends on how much your time is worth. Our last boat (black fin 38 convertible) was three times faster and cost three times the Fuel and was really a marina queen when we got there. Always needed to run a genny to run ac because she was poorly designed as a live aboard. We are currently back in the abacos on the hook and haven’t even used our ac this year except at a marina last month in palm beach. Used the heat mostly all summer up north.
It is open water.
I'd think a fast 35' twin bass express cruiser would be excellent.
People go to Alaska in kayaks and rowboats (on the tide) too but a nice DeFever ........