WE MADE IT! WE MADE IT ACROSS 165 MILES OF OPEN WATER ACROSS THE GULF OF MEXICO. BIG DEAL YOU SAY! YEA IT WAS BECAUSE WE LEFT AT 4 AM IN PITCH DARK AND HAD FOG MOST OF THE WAY ACROSS. YOU REALLY MUST TRUST YOUR ELECTRONICS WHEN YOU CAN NOT SEE THE END OF THE BOAT. THE PICTURE NOTES OUR GPS / CHARTPLOTTER AS WE MADE OUR CROSSING FROM ONE WAY POINT TO ANOTHER. NOTE IT SAYS "78.6 NAUTICAL MILES TO GO AND ARRIVE IN 5:04 HOURS AT THE SPEED PF 15.6 N. THE CROSSING TOOK US ABOUT 10 HOURS TOTAL. THE SEAS WERE CALM (2 FEET OR LESS) BUT THE VISABILITY WAS HORRIBLE. YOU GOT TO LOVE BOATING OR BE A FOOL. IDONT KNOW WHICH ONE I AM.