I've made several trans-oceanic
voyages....Hawaii-Victoria,Victoria-Maui,
Mexico-Tahiti.
If you are sailing downwind....my experience in monos shows a daily
run of anywhere from 130-180 nautical miles a day.
If you stay out of the "highs",and do spinnaker runs during daylight
hours,
you should be able to manage 7-8 knots easily.
These trips were made in a 41,42,and 50 foot boats respectively.
Can't speak for cats,as I have no experience,but
I would think they would be faster.

"AMPowers" wrote in message
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Hey all,

Can anyone provide a link to references regarding reasonable mileage
made good for a given 24 hour period of sailing. I've heard estimates
ranging from 50 to 100 nautical miles per twenty four hour period for
monohulls and 75 to 150 nautical miles per twenty four hour period for
catamarans. This is assuming "delivery" style sailing, no stopping for
pleasure, etc. It also presumes that the winds are relatively
favorable, not beating upwind.

Any opinions, experience or actual data would be greatly appreciated.