How to Plan a Boat Trip Around Weather and Seasons

It's a Ted Hood designed hull, but it's got the European looks above the water line. The Scepter 43 was the design that was right after Sandy came up the coast. This was an open ocean sea trial I did for a father's son at the boats currently in New Zealand. As far as planning, getting away from boat design here a little bit, what sort of passages have you done with clients?