hello people..i am a inshore sailor (timpenny 670) and want to break out into a mans world of ocean sailing. I have been told that if I sailed from adelaide to say portland victoria that the boat would make it (duncanson 29) but i probably would not. Is this correct? Is the ocean that bad for a novice? you do not hear about many sailors getting drowned shipwrecked injured wet...is it simply a case of picking the right weather? not much that i can find on the net on how to traverse big waves especially following seas. Where does one learn? I am 71 and if I do not do this now i might never get the chance again. Had a southerly 23 for a little while and just gave it away to a needy chap at paynesville so i am not a scrooge...so impessed with the stability of a keelboat that the duncanson is highly desired....fishing camping getting the chicks you know..where does one go for learning??