hey, button push, there are a few things DIFFERENT about flying from ye olde white cliffes of Dover to the shores of France.
First of all, IT'S WET DOWN THERE. and very very cold. Are you WEARING your life jackets? because sure as hell if you end up in the water you won't have time to put them on.
And the difference between flying from St. Petersburg to Tampa, crossing that beautiful wide bay, following the long bridge to the other side, even without a life jacket on, you can enjoy the warm water of Tampa Bay for quite a while before losing it. Your life, that is. I met another sailor in Florida who fell off his own sailboat, and was in the water for 24 hours, and lived to tell the tale. He said he would never forget how beautiful his boat looked as he saw it sailing away, helm secured, without him! The next day, he was rescued by a shrimp boat, and had to stay on board until they had gathered their day's catch; his wife had given up hope by then.