Ask some of the transPac guys how the Westsail 32s
get back from Hawaii... or from Cabo...

about the same speed as most other boats making the trip. other than race
boats, most boats on passage will get "around" a hundred miles a day, give or
take some. The myth of 200 mile days as typical is just a myth.

What's more, the idea that the sea is so unsafe that one wants to spend as
little time away from shore as possible speaks only to the individual sailor
making the statement and mabye the guy trying to sell as big a boat to you as
he can help you get financed.