"Bart" wrote:
The deal has been made.

Soon I'll be off to the Caribbean for thee weeks!

I'm teaching a Bareboat class, racing in a major regatta, and
then cruising for 10 days.


Your timing is perfect, weather wise.

I'm thinking I may try out one of those IC-24's for a few days
too. Has anyone tried one yet?


Yes. Significant ergonomic improvement over the old J-24. Otherwise
it's the same boat, a bit less powered up by a crew willing to suffer
to get weight outboard of the rail; the builders claim they are
lighter & stiffer than the old arched-deck design but I noticed the
deck & cockpit had approximately the same amount of flex and they seem
to sail exactly the same.

-signed- Injun Ear (formerly known as Eagle Eye)