Yes - anything is possible - basically. Just a matter of how the odds are stacked as to whether it was a feasible proposition with near 100% chance of success or a crap shoot and get lucky and come home.

riga wrote: We have done it three times in a 7.5m Lazercraft with a 250hp Honda. All times have been mint forecasts (need to be careful with opposing swells -

And Im sure you would have notified coastguard just heading out the cape etc of the plans and when planning to return etc.

To me its the fact its an open straight. That was my point with what Espresso does in his 6m boat in the Gulf, there are a lot of other boats around, he notifies coast guard, the areas if blankeketed by islands and he too uses the best possible forecasts.

The big difference is this is a strait and for me thats why it deserves a lot of respect. 46km might not seem far. But a small change in Metservice can turn that 46km nasty real quick. But it doesnt mean you dont get back. You just get back much slower, as Steps was alluding too with the skill of the Skipper.

Im still on the multi engine and multi boats crossing together if in the smaller 6-7m boats. Prepare like the worst could happen and you will not be taken by surprise.

The thread wasnt meant so much about boat size, bur more how unpredictable it can be even at the best of times and how to prepare for that, and I think we got a lot of great answers. Thanks everyone.