I’m buying a Hobie Getaway tomorrow. Assuming it looks to be in as excellent of a condition it’s advertised as (my buddy and I both know how to thoroughly inspect a sailboat) we plan on sailing across the gulf stream from Miami to Bimini. We’re both experienced sailors and of course will bring all the safety gear (one sat phone each connected to our PFD’s and carrying a EPIRB). But is it as retarded of an idea as it sounds? It’s only about 60 miles and it’s in a high traffic area. Boomer salts seem to jeer at the thought of it.

I watched Sam Holmes expedition on YouTube doing the same thing and he had a way shittier boat that was falling apart. Talk me out of it.