i live on the marsh in port royal, sc and belong to the local sailing club where i keep a h14t and a h16 rigged and ready to go whenever i can get out -which is often. we have a spring and fall racing series, distance race, and three annual regattas. i seldom go out of town to race. i am refurbishing an early h12. i'm getting ready to build my 2d wood kayak. i keep three plastic kayaks, a canoe, a couple of windsurfers, a sunfish, and my 16' battoe style sailing skiff. i also enjoy surfing my antique hansen and rondell longboard surfboards in the summer. yes i use all these boats except the windboards, i am loaning one to a student. life in the lowcountry! :^ )