It's all good experience, despite the boats being almost opposite from each other in design and construction apart from their common basic purpose, which is to be a cruising sailboat. But I enjoyed the trip, and "Mizan" performed well and is a comfortable and forgiving cruiser.
The Queenscliffe run was easy, motoring all the way out there in a soft headwind, but having a cracking sail on the way home from the Port Arlington corner of the bay, with the odd 22 knot gust to keep us awake.