Flew to St. Petersburg this morning and the deal is done, then she'll
be trucked back after decomissioning. Her condition is superb. There's
not a scratch on her deck, hull or anywhere. The interior looks
amazing, just about new. She's got full canvas, great mylar sails, tons
of extras ice-cold 19'000 BTU AC and even the ports are not crazed
because they've always had canvas covers. Electronics are really slick
and the Whitlock steering blows away cable based systems. Deck was dry
as a bone. Just about perfect. Went for a one hour sail (I only had 6
hours total before flying back), and the boat's a blast. We close
November 20th when we all fly back.

Ladies and gentleman...our new boat, the Beneteau 35s5...

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RB