Gary - I had a bit of trouble with the video as well. I updated my Quicktime on my PC and voila it was there. Did you already try this? I was going to bring it into my video editor and make an NTSC copy (it is in PAL) but the only conversion program I found that worked left a watermark in it. If someone has another suggestion I will take it.

Paul - Pete likes the boat. To tell you the truth he seems to like all the boats he sails and especially the ones he designs. My opinion, comparing it to the F18, is that it seems to be able to carry more weight on it. The position that you sail the boat to weather is a bit back from what I am used to. Pete kept asking be to get back bit. As a crew I was behind the shroud and Pete was as close as he could get next to me. This of course helps with the pitching of the boat. Normally as a skipper I am planted about where I was as a crew on this boat, so that is about shoulder-with back. Most of us sailing both boats thought that the newer one had a slight advantage to weather and a substantial advantage downwind. You will still have to go the right way on the course as you do not have the Ferrarri compared to the moped. The downwind advantage seems to be the way the boat handles more than anything. You will be able to take advantage of the wind and swell with more swiftness. This can be a disadvantage to those that do not keep the tiller still enough to let the boat can get up and go.

Pete mostly sails his A-Cat. I do not think he is likely to show up at too many events even here. I have tried to talk him into the Formula 18 Worlds in France. He did not say no. Maybe if Jay Glaser showed interested in crewing he would go.

Later,
Dan