Always excellent comments ,-thanks -
Many recall the very good sailing team from S A in the 2001 1000 mile race ,-they won the last leg in severe conditions with 50 mph winds that leg --whew ,--all to windward ,--this after a severe downwind leg around Hatteras with numerous teams flipping repeatedly and one being dismasted ,---hope your able to race it in the near future ,-that is one main reason for the post ,-in hopes that those with the desire may connect with others that have the boat and desire ,-in the hopes of increasing the number of teams entered for the 06 event .
Jake and I put a last minute team together this year with available boat from Mike and TEAM SAILMAX .---though highly recommend interested teams begin planning now .
I hope that we hear from several committed teams that state their preferance for a particular boat ,-Mentioned previously were past winners of the event who had sponsor problems that planned to race a Tornado this year ,---that early commitment and entered teams leads to more competition and more teams . Mentioned also was the return of one or more Aussie teams in 06 ,-this is great news for the 06 event .

hope to see you on the start line in the near future -
CDR