Thanks for the update. If all this gets him to actually go out and sail his
boat, think what a favor this newsgroup will have done for him! Never
before maybe will the Internet actually have been so instrumental in turning
someone into a sailor and assisting them on their way.

Have you considered what a video of him leaving, raising the anchors,
hoisting sails, and getting under way would be worth? You get the video,
I'll pay $20 bucks for a copy. If he can't do it smoothly and
professionally after all the crap we've endured here, every flub and snarl
will be priceless.

If nothing else, this fellow could still end up having a life afloat. Even
if his boat handling is amaturish, he'll be doing it and learning just like
the rest of us had to do. If he does it smoothly in a way that would make
any of us proud, then we'll all have learned something.

Anybody else in? Hey, let's make it worth Ron's while to keep watch.

Fair winds Cecil.

--
Roger Long