That is a question without answer. There are too many variables to be able to definitively say that you can that you can do that trip in this boat but not in that boat.
If you go over to the Cruiser Forum (
www.cruisersforum.com/) and read up on people asking that same question about which boat is best for that world trip they are planning.
They seem to have an innate belief that it's the boat that will make the trip safe and not their level of seamanship and sailing professionalism. Time after time these people will get told that it's more about the sailor than the boat. Most boats are capable but can the same be said about the people sailing them?
There was a case recently of a Beneteau having been washed up on a beach near Coffs Harbour which the owners had abandoned somewhere between NZ and Tahiti (they were rescued by a passing freighter). Now I can't and won't comment on what drove these people to abandon their boat, that was their call alone as they were the ones on the scene and had to make that call. The point is that the boat survived even after the crew thought it would not, and abandoned it.
Beneteaus are often thought of as boats not suited for blue water cruising, yet hundreds do it every day, so the question remains, is it the boat or is it the crew that makes the boat suitable for a particular purpose?
I suggest everyone read the books by Lyn and Larry Pardey and their adventures on Seraffyn.
