Hopefully the timing will work out. The boat will actually be ready in the next two weeks, but I am going to put off picking it up until GYC weekend. I probably could not swing two trips to central FL in that short of a time period.

Good advice on getting experienced F16 sailors on the boat. The plan is to sail with Matt Friday AM and splash the boat again in Gulfport in the late PM Friday - maybe I can harrangue someone to go out with me then. I've sailed a variety of cats, but this will be the first "modern" design (I don't really like that term). 1994 N5.5 SL (sometimes with Spi) was my last boat. Maybe the learning curve won't be too bad.