I would think I would trade fuel for copilots ....that is some very cold water out there to be bobbing around in and waving at the airplanes looking down on you.
I would hire a very large airplane....stash all the birds into it and do my flying over terra firma in the States and Canada.
Otherwise, I would be sure to carry a nice smelling fresh bar of soap in my flying togs....as no one in their right mind would take a saltwater bath.