Almost 2500 nautical miles on the GPS during a four month cruise.

I'd like to share a few random thoughts here with a perspective from two weeks onshore after completion of the voyage.

2500 miles divided in 120 days equals 21 miles/day. So what did I actually DO all those days, when I didn't sail?

-I haven't got an idea. A few of them I was at anchor due to no wind, or too strong winds (from the wrong direction i e)and a few more kept me busy exploring on shore. Apart from that I just don't know.

2500 miles in four months equals 7500 miles in a year. Actually that's more than the average full time cruising sailor travels per year.

2500 miles is roughly equivalent to an Atlantic crossing east to west from the Canaries to the Caribbean. Without any comparisons otherwise, I do believe I've seen and visited a few more interesting places en route.
When playing with figures, a straight line from the hauling port of Pukavik to T�re and back to Falsterbo is approx. 1500 miles, so I sure have zig-zaged a fair bit.
I motored a total of 85 hours or approximately 400 miles or 16 % of the total distance.
I weathered 5-6 gales, all except 2 at harbour or anchor. All in all, calms are (as always) more frequent then gales and I have experienced a fair bit of very light winds, with boat speed in the range of 2-4 knots.

Did I get fed up with sailing? -Unfortunately not. On the contrary, I have come to realize that this lifestyle is for me to stick to, in the foreseeable future. Hence I am going to spend the winter selling off my house and other shore-bound belongings and take off on an open-ended cruise starting in the summer of 2008.

There will be more to come...