TB,
Shoot me an email (it's in my profile) and I'll give you the pleasure of 30 years of catsailing opinion. A lot of the "experts" now here on this forum are very, very, "rookie".
Bob <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />
This man is a Hall of Famer and a very nice guy. He will bend over backwards to help you is you listen. Just don't waste his time. He cut some VERY sweet sails for me.
Bob. I busted my cherry and flew the chute on the Mystere Today in 5-8. Not as hard as I thought. Hope to see you in FW in a year or so.
Doug