Wouter and John's posts make me want to do it on an F18 even more! For me, racing an event like that is about the mental, physical, logistical, and mechanical challenge of completing it. Somebody telling me I "shouldn't" encourages me even more . I hadn't really considered the extra time on the water - but that isn't really a large concern with me personally (I'm could be an oddity on that point though). I've not yet done a whole 1000 miles and I suppose I was fortunate to have done the Tybee500 on a year with strong wind nearly every day. I have done several light air distance races and while light air is a little different, I love nearly every minute out there. With the exception of sailing downwind for 50 miles with no spinnaker on the way to Coco, I never thought to myself "I can't wait to finish this leg" during this year's Tybee. David did repeat frequently how he couldn't wait to get some Mexican food though...