Stormer,
your note gives me the chills.
The current mid atlantic-coastal weather is 6-8 foot seas 30 knots going offshore you will find seas over 20 feet and winds 40 kts plus.
this is not the time of year to head for bermuda.
you might wany to go to www.orc.org and see what is required for an offshore boat.
look at the requirements for ORC 1.
that is what is required for a run to bermuda.
not having a
ssb and strong
autopilot is a serious error. You really should look into obtaining weather reports at sea .
why dont you take the safety at sea course at MIT this spring for the marion bermuda Race. do a lot more reading and talking to blue water sailors have one of the inspectors for either the marion bermuda race or the newport bermuda race go over your boat. You will learn a lot from then.
have you read bill seiferts book offshore sailing?
you should also learn how to read the pilot
charts and improve your "geography".
sailing east this time of year in the caribbean is a beat all the way to africa.
please rethink this adventure.
ERIC