Dear Mike,

After SAILING and practicing for over 5 hrs today, I return to answer you post. I reinterate my suggestion to you and you classmates--Get off the keyboard and onto the water.

As far as my comments pertaining to your classes' performance, I was comparing the F-16HP and the Nacra F-18 at Delaware. The F-18, sailed by Zenke, proved that Wouter's insistance that the F-18 and F-16HP are equal in performance is hogwash. The important thing is not that your boats are as fast as the F-18 or not. The most important thing is that you class needs to make better showings at the regattas. You simply need more participation and less talk.

I must say goodbye because I will be SAILING and practicing tomorrow. I need my rest, being 50 years young. Remember, get your class on the water and to the regattas, if you want to succeed.

See you on the water.