Thanks for the kudos guys. Please forgive the redundancy in the boat description. It was written to be posted in the Galveston newspaper. I thought I'd share it here as well since there has been discussion in the past about sailors doing stupid things and not taking proper precautions. As you can see, we were prepared for the worst. I'm sure there are a few on here who would rather flame me for trying this, but I'm just not one of those guys who sits on the porch saying "man, I should have tried that." I do, however, often say to myself "that wasn't such a good idea."
Chris and I are still planning a trip that will make a few jaws drop if we pull it off. We'll tell you about it when we finish it.