On Thu, 07 Dec 2006 07:38:41 -0500, Gogarty
wrote:

Tee hee. Actually sounds like the general practice of our sailing club where
anything more than twenty miles and/or five hours is extreme over-exertion. I
was once Fleet Captain and tried to set up 40-mile days -- you know, get from
City Island to Block Island in three daylight days -- resulting in grand
mutiny.

40 mile days on a club cruise are difficult for the smaller boats.
Our first cruiser was a Westerly 28 and we always arrived late for the
end of day parties. We didn't get much sympathy from the big guys but
it is a real issue if you are trying to encourage broad participation.

One strategy our club eventually adopted was to start the cruise out
east at some place like BI or Newport and let everyone figure out the
best way to get there on their own time schedule. After that we'd do
short hops only.