Mark: I'm not going to make it to Gunpowder. Too much family stuff going on right now and not quite ready to camp with the 6 month old.

Chris: The pleasure was mine. I'll be getting in touch to see if anybody can use me as backup crew for Tuesday evenings. Love your comment about six kids on the Nacra 20! Certainly cooler than 6 kids on a Hobie Getaway.

Todd: It's not impossible that I'll go the two-cat route in the long run. But for now, until the move to Senegal and probably until we get back Stateside again, the reasonable solution is probably going to be "no boat" and try to crew a bunch.

Thanks everybody for the excellent discussion!