I deliver other peoples boats and haven't owned or been owned by a boat for almost 30 years. But, I am so entangled with the others, that I could fill a book about that. I have made the run from Tahiti to Panama in a 68' Sailboat, against the wind, but with the current. Running almost exclusively on it's single engine. This is one of the longest open water areas in the world, but not the longest. The current was running 6 knots from west to east that year(1997) on the equator. That only happens about once in 10 years or less. Generally it runs the other way, in which case you don't sail that direction and you don't power it unless you have lots of fuel and a fair turn of speed. Nova Scotia to Seattle via the Panama Canal, in a single engine steel power boat. Cross the Gulf of Mexico from SW Pass Mississippi River to Clearwater Fla. in a twin screw Tollycraft. Extensive trips up and down the US West Coast, including Alaska/The Gulf and Mexico. I have had an itch to do some more and have been collecting material on my web site at the following page: http://www.yachtsdelivered.com/longrang.htm The pages are slanted towards sailboats, but there is plenty of material about un-sailboats and lots of general information about hulls, materials, designers, books and many other subjects. Most of my thinking these days has to do with planning long range trips. You can expect to see regular posts about this process. I have projects underway researching communications and weather related topics with an eye towards my future plans. Regards, Mike Capt. Mike Maurice Tualatin(Portland), Oregon