How hard is it to sail across the pacific?

Answer 1

Depends a lot on your faith in electronics, your skill and your endurance. It's a long sail, especially heading West, as you're sailing into the prevailing winds. The voyage from San Francisco to Hawaii can be done by many in less than a month, but you'd be wise to provision for all 30 days. It's not a good choice for a first-time blue water adventure -- the Atlantic to Carribean is a lot easier and the distances less daunting. If your battery and your electronics hold out, GPS makes landfall easy. However, finding Hawaii with a sextant and chronometer is still a challenge, at least for the likes of me.