Gordon wrote:
Too much for a beginner?

Shouldn't be, at least for a beginner with common sense and willing to
do his/her homework.

... Enough for the inside passage?

You mean the PacNW up to Alaska, or one of the many other "inside
passages"? I'd think so, given a boat in good shape and a skipper with
good sense (especially weather sense).

Ericsons are pretty good boats. They sail well and were strongly built.

Fresh Breezes- Doug King