Agreeing totally with snow leopard, if you dont stay at a marina, then the option is normally to anchor, and again a cat is by far the best boat to be in when anchored.

advantages:

spacious cockpit
stable at anchor
saloon with good windows which allows you to see around outside
decent well ventilated cabins
space
more space
lots of sunbathing areas

disadvantages

Marinas can be very mercenary (now thats a surprise!)
older cat designs are not brilliant to windward