Many years ago, Brian Joder (of Hobie Hawk fame,) went south around Cabo San Lucas, then north into the Sea of Cortez. A fascinating adventure on a Hobie 18.
Recently, some guy from either Chile or Brazil has been sailing around South America, and lasI heard, he has headed off to do North America. I think he started with a H18, then got moulds, and built his own Carbon Fibre version of an H18.
Then there were the folks who did the fabled North West passage, over two summers, using a H18. Even though the design is old, the H18 is tough as nails and can handle the longer passages. Try Googling for stories on some of this stuff.
I agree that the H16 is too light, so based on what others have done, try a H18, and have a support team handy.
To do 100 miles a day, you have to sail a certain number of hours. My guess is that you must be at Olympic standard to have that level of fitness. The Worrell 1000 folks (who are mostly professional sailors), were averaging 80 miles a day. You may have to rethink your target. A little bit of safety never gets in the way of fun!
cheers
_________________ 2015 H16, with spin, SOLD 1989 Hobie SX18 Sail # 1947 "In Theory..." 'Only two things are infinite, the universe, and human stupidity. But I'm not sure about the former.'
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