On Fri, 16 Mar 2007 21:12:59 -0600, Vic Smith
wrote:

A sailboat must be managed constantly to maintain 5 kts and there is a
great deal of daily uncertainty because of changing wind direction and
speed.

Unless it's a Mac 26M.

I'll be headed north in June from south Florida with my GB49. Let's
head out into the Gulf Stream together for two or three days of
around the clock passage making. We can compare notes and daily
averages when you get to Morehead City, NC.

Call me on the radio if you start falling behind and I'll make
sympathetic clucking noises. Bring plenty of fuel; marinas are a bit
sparse out there.