Tom,

Kudos to you and the new converts. But seriously, do you really expect us to feel sorry for you for having four feet of whipped dream in your yard?

Where else can you take less than 3.5 inches worth of water and whip it up into 4 feet deep of the greatest snow on earth. Then just jump on a city bus and for a measly four or five bucks, and a 50 minute bus ride, find yourself in some of the steepest skiing on the continent?

Most of my life, I would have thought that you were insane to have left those conditions to go find melted snow and boats. But in my old age and sailing experience I am starting to admit that cat sailing is somehow more rewarding than sking the steep and deep, fluffy powder that Utah has to offer.

Catamaran sailing was once the water sport that I would partake in, when the water wasn't frozen enough to ski. These days, as the body of a 25 year old is gone, I can sail better than I can ski.

And one more thing Tom: Don't forget that you can find wet water and sunny skies right here in the Western US, if you just come to So. CA for some winter sailing. Next Catalina trip is planned for March 19th.

There's a new Stiletto 27 owner here in MDR. That makes three 27' cats in my yard (two Vivas).

I'm going skiing now and I will be dreaming of Utah powder. By the way Tom, ... that stuff that Utah-uns call icy, hard-pack... that's what the rest of the world calls powder. You can ice skate on the stuff that we call hard-pack!

GARY