The SF regatta smack talk is heating up. One of the anticipated debuts will be a self-tacker on one of the Mystere's. Berny - the 4.3 goes up pretty well as a uni with a much smaller main than your 430, but the jib really makes a difference. I thought of adding the self-tacker to get one of the strings out of my hands, but someone else beat me to the implementation. We'll see how it works.

Also this week added zippers to my jibs instead of the stock hanks. I did it after slightly up-sizing forestay diameter, but I expect better jib performance as a result. I'm meeting a couple of the 4.3 guys around lunchtime on Thursday to rig up, compare winter mods and chew the fat. Watch the event website at www.twinhulls.com for daily updates. Sailing World has requested a "Finish Line" piece for the event, and Walter Cooper will be taking pictures.

Man I got the bug - I even replaced a trailer tail light last night, and I've packed my kit twice already.