Dave Cooper wrote... "Were you using paravanes or active fins or......???? The MPG figures seem to be low so I would assume either really bad headwinds/seas or heavy use of stabilizers. It sounds like the boat was very well maintained to have no problems over this course in those seas". Dennis replies... Active fin stabilizers. We used them 99.9% of the time. Once in a while we'd turn them off when if it got a little calmer and the person on watch would hear from below, "What the hells going on up there?" Not so much head seas, but currents on the nose kept us slower. Although the passage north Abacos to New York in early June resulted in: Actual consumption statistics: 945 nautical miles 150.5 engine hours, 6 days plus 6 hours 779 gallons fuel incl. genset use at approx. 3 hours daily for 7 days 1.21 miles per gallon 5.17 gallons per hour 6.28 miles per hour 1550 estimated average engine rpm Southbound, without a female crew on board, we tended to use the laundry facilities (read genset) considerably less. The above is almost the same as the south bound reported a few days ago. But, still not bad for a heavy 55 foot loaded to the bootstripe. A Nordhavn 57 I crewed on with Peter Pisciotta a couple of years ago realized the following from Dana Point, CA to Miami. Final totals Days at sea 26 Main engine hours 521 Nautical miles traveled 4497 Fuel consumed 2964 Gallons per hour 5.69 Miles (n) per gallon 1.51 Again, the reading are from the digital readouts on the engine and GPS miles traveled. Some errors may creep in. We then had very headseas heading up the Carribean for 5-6 days on that trip. But, after a long cruise across the South Pacific in a sailboat a few years ago, then traveling several long passages on a stabilized trawler, I'm sold on the concept of stabilized motor vessels. Having said that, inland cruising on the ICW, New York State Canals, Great Lakes, and Canadian Canals is hard to beat for hospitality, low cost, no weather constraints, water you can swim in without a shower afterward, a flat level platform to walk on, and walking off the boat daily for an evening cocktail and meal someone else cooks has a lot to offer! See my website below for several articles on inland cruising in 2006. Best to all! Dennis Dennis Bruckel, Cruising Editor Waterway Guide Albin 27 Sadie B 407 414 0531 website debruckel.com