[NCangler]

Hi LittleT and congratulations on the new boat! The big variable for me is weather. Seas can change very quickly and storms with lighting are no fun if you're several miles offshore and can't get it quickly enough. I had my 215 Chaos 25 miles offshore this past weekend when a series of thunderstorms came through just off a few miles offshore and to the beach. I have radar on my boat so we were able to monitor where the storm was heading and move around it but we were barely able to outrun the storm doing about 30 knots coming in. It really comes down to what you're comfortable with. Be safe!