ksanders
Moderator Emeritus
Who are the naysayers you keep referring to?
Without getting into specific people, or even specific threads... The "naysayers" are those that have indicated that it takes a boat with off shore, all weather capability to safely make this kind of trip.
If these nice folks had for example posted prior to their departure that they were going to make the trip in a 34' single engine decades old TT, there would have been a flury of posts warning them of the foolishness of their dream, and that they need a much more capable boat to make the trip.
The great thing is they didn't ask, they just went for it! For that my hat is off to them!
They , and every other person that coastal cruises long distances, in budget friendly boats show others that it can be done without spending a mint on a expensive passagemaker.
Other people considering the same type of trip, in similar boats can read of their safe adventures and know that their dreams, on their budget, in the boat they either own or can actually buy, are possible.
That is more powerful, especially to new members who come here with a dream than anyone could ever imagine.
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