Hi Bob, In regard to the route of the Solar Cat. The higher latitudes in Europe and The US could give them the most trouble. I remember being off the coast of Portugal when the wind turned SW, not a good thing. They could go up the ICW on East Coast. I plan on leaving Bayfield WI next Tuesday. Be in Chicago in a week and in Pensacola sometime between Nov. 5-10. At the moment Lake Superior is very rough. By tomorrow there could be 10" of snow on the boat. Things should settle down by the time we go. Dennis Raedeke