worried about his boat trip - what should I do?? Please help

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My DP has gone to Carriacou, Grenada Carribean for the week, with the intention of joining a friend's yaucht and going on a 2 month sailing trip from there via Bermuda to Maine... I encouraged him to start with as he has got a sabbatical from work and I thought it would be good for him. However now he is in Carriacou waiting for the boat and I've started reading up on hurricanes and realised that hurricane season starts as early as June. I'm terrified that he'll be caught up in one whilst at sea... I don't want to risk anything happening. I want to tell him to come home. Should I and what should I say to convince him???

Advice please!!!

It's the adventure of a lifetime for him though isn't it. I am presuming that he won't be alone on the yacht and will be with experienced sailors? He will hav a fab time and I am really jealous!

Thanks Serin, you are right, it is an adventure and he's been on the work treadmill so long, i'm sure having the time out will do him the world of good. i think some of the sailors are experienced. i will try to remain happy for him, even though its quite weird having him away for all that time!

Hurricane season officially starts on 1 June, but statistically very little usually happens til August, by which time the trip will either over or he'll be so far up the North Eastern seaboard that he will be out of harms way.

Fantastic trip - lucky bugger.

Lucky bugger I know - thanks DadInsteadofMum. Second question how do I keep myself happy whilst he's having this life changing trip? I'm just carrying on as normal, but it feels like he's left me behind physically and psychologically. I've had a few texts etc, but once he's on the boat tomorrow he's out of touch until they reach bermuda. My mind runs away with me if I don't control it - what about all the new people he'll meet and how come he can do this so easily (I would miss him too much if it were the other way around)... Perhaps this should go in the relationships thread!!