Tikipete,

Stupid question, perhaps, but does the sailbox go on the trailer or is it for in the tow vehicle? In our former life (mono world), all our sails were in their own bags.

Beach wheels are a good idea, but I don't know if we'll need them to start or not. We'll mostly be sailing on Lake Erie, so I'll have to scope out the ramp situation. If we can get away with trailer launches only to start, great, otherwise we'll have to get some.

I already have a GPS (Garmen eTrex Legend) that's supposed to have some sort of nautical/bouy coordinates db already loaded, but I'll have to figure out what to do with 'em. I have the MapSource CD on my Christmas List.

Righting lines...now you'd think they'd come with a boat that needs them to get upright. Important safety tip, thanks Egon!

Wouter,

Trapeze harness?...does that mean a trapeze boat doesn't come with them? That would be a sad oversight for our first time out!

Rolf,

Have "Catamaran Racing For The 90's", and most of the others listed there, on my Christmas list already. I'll buy 'em myself if I'm gifted other stuff instead. I'm looking forward to all that reading over the Winter. Theresa got me Rick's Sailing Seminars DVD for my birthday, and I've already watched it end-to-end about 5 times. <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

Doug,

Thanks for the "roll your own" beach wheels link, had that in mind for if/when we needed some. Making a set might be a good Winter project for me and would equip us for anything in terms of getting the boat in the water.

jbecker,

What are we sailing? TBD, but the prevailing wind is blowing towards an F18 at the moment, either a Capricorn or an Infusion. As mentioned, Lake Erie sailing almost exclusively, so ramp launches will hopefully/likely be the norm. Remains to be seen, though. Good tips on the PFDs and harness, thx.

Maugan,

Man, those ARE nice...thx!