I would also recommend that you not set your schedule in stone, since the weather gods tend to punish sailors on a set schedule.
You really should make sure that the distances you cover each day are reasonable, and make alternate plans that can accommodate bad weather and poor winds. Motoring all day isn't any fun.
One other thing to consider... the trip up to Long Island is probably going to be with prevailing winds at the time—you should check the pilot charts... since it is often from the southwest... but the return trip may be a beat... which is a considerably slower point of sail for most boats. Just food for thought.
Given that, it is probably unreasonable to expect to make the same distances on the return passage per day that you did on the outbound passage.
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You know what the first rule of sailing is? ...Love. You can learn all the math in the 'verse, but you take
a boat to the sea you don't love, she'll shake you off just as sure as the turning of the worlds. Love keeps
her going when she oughta fall down, tells you she's hurting 'fore she keens. Makes her a home.
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