Tom,

Yes I agree. 5kt min for a 3+ day event. IMHO, I would rather sit on the beach and have a beer (or 12) with you than sit and bake all week on a hot boat.

Upper limit. Well.... I'm a bad one to ask a/b that. I'll go out if it's blowing dogs off the chains (and like it!). I had a "fairly accomplished" skipper tell me, "I can't trust you to decide when to go out and when not to... you're never scared and will go out in anything" He was right.