It doesn't matter for as long he is going sailing, if it is for 3 months or a year.........hi as long as he has fun doing something he loves doing.  And to StingGail, your friend G is a lucky girl, how many of us wouldn't like to be in her shoes, a really handsome man which seems to have both feet on the ground no matter how popular he is which is saying alot about a person (at least he appears to be that kind of person) so please wish G and B good luck in the future and to him good luck with his sailing I'm sure he will have fun with his buddies.