the advice given and live to gain the experience you need. You're not talking about some day sail. This is some serious water you're talking about crossing with some serious weather along the way. You had better be able to handle it because the perfect boat isn't going to save you once you've compounded a couple of problems because of your inexperience. Please, take some of this advice given because you have no clue what you'll be in for. These guys do. Best of luck.