Thats sort of the funny thing. I flew down to Florida in January with my checkbook. Matt didn't seem too interested in a deposit. Two weeks ago I was finally able to force my credit card on him. Last week when I was a little perturbed I managed to force my way out of the voicemail system and threatened to stop my credit card. They told me they hadn't charged it yet and, oh yeah, the boat should be shipping in a day or two.
Well, I still haven't received shipping confirmation so I guess my club's Open regatta this coming weekend is out of the question.
I received a lot of moral support from my fellow forumites and thank them for that.