Cary,

We were at TW last year and the wind SUCKED! But we're still planning on coming back this year. I'm sorta hoping to piggyback onto the F18 schedule around the SC/GA area this year.

I'll be happy to get you out on the boat at TW...and will be over at CSC for J/24 Easter Regatta in March if you're interested in a beer and a chat.

As far as going to level racing in the area, as much as I hate to say it, F18 is probably the way to go. (Wouter, please don't shoot me). The reason I got the F16 was at the time, I sailed alone quite a bit and the lighter boat was the ticket for singlehanding. Now that I have more reliable crew and the state of the F18 class, if I were buying today, I'd go F18.

Jeff.