Larry W4CSC wrote:
"Dan" wrote in
oups.com:

Well you can equally say in a boat you just pop into shelter.

Hmm....let's test that theory. It goes 6-8 knots when things are
going
right. We're 397 nautical miles from shore. 397 divided 7 equals
56.71
hours to the nearest point of land, not safe harbor....those rocks on
the
Irish coast come to mind....so let's add a few more hours to find a
harbor
entrance....say 60 hours.

60 hours?! That's 2 1/2 DAYS! WE COULD DIE IN A STORM AT SEA IN 2
1/2
DAYS!

How? You've just said we're 60 hours away from the nearest thing to
hit! Are you saying the sea state will make the boat fall apart? Are
you saying the masts gonna fall down and break a hole in the hull? How
often have either of these things happened to UKRSers?

Rule 1 - It is ALWAYS better to be standing on the dock, wishing you
were
at sea....than to be at sea, wishing you were on the dock!

But if you're going to be 60 hours off shore you're gonna have make
sure you're boat is up to anything that might come along and chance the
weather.