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Don White wrote:

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Olive (her last name actually means olive tree :-) wants to
sail to the Caribbean before crossing the Pacific. So maybe
we're going to do this in 2007.

Should we plan on spending at least a year for this trip ?
How about 4 months to get from California to the Caribbean,
4 months in the Caribbean (January to April) and 4 months
(or longer) to get back ?

If I was on your side of the continent, I'd head for Tahiti,
not the Caribbean. Hire someone who knows what he's doing
to accompany you.

I would rather do that too. Maybe if we decide to keep going
west we can visit the Caribbean on the way back from Europe.

But what should I say to convince Olive that this is the best
way to go ?

We also have a good friend who has been sailing since before
we were born who may want to go with us.
Score, sounds like you could use the help.

Why don't you buy the boat in Florida?