You left out the fact that in most of Europe, you start a job with 8 (yes, after seven and before nine) weeks of vacation. I bet I could coax a few more crew candidates out to do a week's worth of sailing in Florida if we had an equivalent vacation schedule. <br><br>[color:blue][b]Jake
<br>[color:blue][b]Nacra 5.2 (2112)
<br>[color:blue][b]Hobie 18 (???)