On Fri, 18 Feb 2005 11:08:41 GMT, John Proctor
wrote:

9 months winter and 3 months bad sleding (only joking rhys)

Hey, I must be getting a rep as a touchy nationalist G. Hey, outside
of B.C. it IS a short season practically everywhere (ever see a Star
go over in Lake Ontario in May? Brrrr....). There's no denying
reality, and Australia and New Zealand, too, are ideal sailing meccas.
Also, on the east side of either you've rarely got a lee shore and the
beer and ladies are constant companions. What's not to like?

R.