I have crew issues, too (crew is currently in deployment with ARMY), but have made reservations in case I can find suitable "whipping boy"...uh..ahem... CREW. Steeplechase has always been my favorite (okay, Hogsbreath COULD have been except for last year's near dismasting at the start due to 'unexpected weather') distance race down there, as it always seems to be a cross between a barroom brawl (in Angelfish Creek), a poker game (west side day #2), and a backyard bbq.

I'm trying to make all the events down there (Steeplechase, Tradewinds, Miami-Key Largo, and Hogsbreath), just because I like the area, and it's easier to get people to sail in the winter down south...

So, hopefully we can shoot a beer and tell lies at Hogsbreath?