Pete:

We ALL chicken out sometimes. I went down about a month ago with a newbie. It was blowing DOGS off the chains!! Turned sterns into the wind and mast stood up by itself!! Raised the main two time and top battens wiggled out each time. Wind Gods were saying stay in. I dropped mast and just watched. Rather be a chicken than have a broken boat are scared shitless newbie. I can't wait for 4.3 to learn spinnaker on. I will try to get to Fla next year.

Doug and Ashleigh