Around Long Island race starts Thursday, You in?

That's a long story. My boat can't do the trip as I never got going on the
setup. Now I'm invited to join a friend on a Beneteau 38 Thursday. But I'm
worried about the boat which had a lot of problems this past sunday during a
shakedown.
At this stage, I'll probably miss the race.
Are you planning to go?

RB