"Jere Lull" wrote in message
news:2007100501023975249-jerelull@maccom...
On 2007-10-03 23:14:05 -0400, Wayne.B
said:

On Thu, 04 Oct 2007 01:02:12 GMT, Jere Lull wrote:

snipped:
Boats and people both react a great deal differently when offshore in
blue water, as opposed to coastal cruising in relatively protected water
with a nearby harbor readily at hand. When the wind is blowing 25 to 30
kts things can get pretty ugly offshore, people get fatigued and the gear
is severely tested.

Other than the length of time, that's psychological with a properly
prepared yacht and crew. I'd far rather tackle 25+ knots in deep water
than on the Chesapeake, where that's *ALWAYS* ugly.

I was a crew member on a 40'er that departed Yokosuka, Japan bound for
Seattle a little over 20 years ago. For the first 5 days out, it was a
wonderful ride until we hit a low and the **it hit the fan. After 3 days of
rain and double reefed main and stay sail, the owner captain had his
breakdown. This wasn't the cruise he had envisioned. We turned around and
headed back to Yokosuka. He ended up, being a retired officer, getting it
shipped back to San Diego on an LSD that was headed for home. I was ready
and wanted to go and to this day have felt that I was cheated out of my
Pacific crossing.

Leanne