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![]() "Joe" wrote in message I have seen boats as small as 22 footers cross but I wouldn't want to do it How come? Wish I could recall the name of their book, but a man and his wife sailed their 20' Pacific Seacraft Flicka from the US left coast to the South Pacific. The overriding theme of the book was the constant, incessant beatings they both took from their passages in such a tiny boat. They quit counting bruises and contusions after a while, there were far too many of each. A few serious injuries as well. His wife flew home, forcing him to single-hand on the homeward legs. Then only HE got beat up. Small boats, while capable of making open water passages, simply don't offer the level of comfort most humans have come to expect while sailing. Length generally equals comfort. Max |