I found spending time with a friend of a friend who was a paramedic very usefull, he also helped in advice for extra first aid bits. Burn treatment things proving very useful, rope burns are pretty common.

My g/f (now ex) didn't enjoy the ocean bits as she felt ill most of the crossing going west and was scared for much of the crossing East, we had a few nights of hove to being knocked down so maybe not surprising.

But the way you are planning to start with the really nice bit might help! We left UK in November to cross Biscay.

Good luck, sounds like you're sorted...have a good trip.