One of the few things I HATE about sailing is dealing with BUGS. I have two stories:

1. The LOVE BUG regatta. One time a bunch of us were doing our Sunday thing and the wind absolutely quit! ZIP!! At this point all the "love bugs" on the planet descended on the fleet, covering sails, sheets, tramps, hair, faces EVERYTHING!!! The result was a fine coating of bug guts on EVERYTHING!!!

2. One fine summer day I waited just a little too long to come in and had to rig down in an absolute cloud of "no see-ums". You had to be there to fully appreciate this horror, but if you ever come to Florida, take this advice: GET OFF THE BEACH BEFORE SUNDOWN!! At least during the summer.