[PCW] Endeavour 48

[mike at chrysalisvoyage.com]

  Jonah,

  Great to see that you are out and about. 

  I don't know much about the EndeavourCats, but I do know that the
  owner of the Company helped me out considerably as I was building
  Chrysalis, both in Florida and then when we met again in Annapolis. 
  I was impressed with his knowledge and also the constant development
  and improvement of his hulls. 

  I know that there is much angst out there regarding weather, waves
  and surviving the Perfect Storm.  But at some point you have to just
  untie the line and stop dreaming.  Congratulations. 

  If you are comfortable at 2-4' on the beam you'd be comfortable for
  almost all of the 15000 miles we've put on in the last 4 years.  We
  recently spent a few brutal days climbing up the Red Sea.  But even
  the Kiwis in their sailboats were feeling beat up on that trip. 
  And though they were definitely uncomfortable, they were not
  dangerous. 

  All the best as you head north(Norfolk has a great July4th show if
  you can make it there). 

  And for anyone else on this board who has weather concerns, try
  tracking weather patterns in your area.  Surprisingly, there is some
  science to this whole endeavour.  The weather routers will give you
  estimates like 95% accurate day 1, 89% accurate day 2, 80% accurate
  day 3.  I guess you just have to ask yourself how long you really
  intend to stay offshore and what type of weather you'll wait for
  before you leave shore.  If you only leave on a 5 knot day, the
  forecast can be 500% off before you're in a very uncomfortable 25
  knots or 700% off before you're in a scary 35 knot wind.  Sailors who
  get excited about leaving on a 15 knot day don't have to experience
  much of a missed forecast before they find themselves struggling back
  into the inlet at 45 knots. 

  Mike Petersen