[kimberlite]

wow!
thats a lot of sailing for 6 months!
do you plan on getting off the boat?

i think that i would eliminate the trip south of the bvi''s.
this would allow you to "smell the roses"

trying to sail to a calendar schedule can be fatal. you wind up making bad decisions to
keep a schedule. i did it one time and sailed into a hurricane.

the caribbean 1500 is a good way to go there is also a group of about 15 swans that leave newport around november 1 for st martin.
see www.sailopo.com. they stop in bermuda.
that would be a great group to sail with.
eric