I can only comment on the impact on the area along my area of the Gulf Coast. Today in Pensacola, there is no marine fuel available--it is being saved for emergency vehicles, since virtually all gas stations are out of fuel. Marine fuel, when it becomes available will be at least $3.50 a gallon--at least in this area. The infra structure in Mobile will not be cleared by this fall. We are also concerned that many contractors have left Pensacola for Mississipi and Lousiania, where they can make more money--so our infrastructure will be slow in recovary. I was down at Destin a few weeks ago, and they are slowly getting back in order from Dennis. As Skipper Bob says, it is no guarantee that things will be any better next year. I suspect the Mobile will still be impacted, although we hope that Pensacola will be close to "normal" You can find docks, and I will help you find fuel here--hopefully by November it will be available. Start off, and if worse case, then you have cruised a few hundred miles up North and had a good time--and can go back home. If things look up, than come on down. Remember that the half way part of hurricane season is not until Sept 10th (by number of storms). So we may have more damage this year--God forbid!. What does concern me is a national fuel crisis--slimilar to the 70's. There is a very good chance that the Gulf sources took a huge hit--since Katrina was more direct than Ivan, and much more intense. I do have contacts in the offshore oil industry and can provide information when available--so far it looks very bad--but we will not know until survey is done of the pipe lines. Bob Austin