Now Joe..... asking someone to an ocean race that has never left the
harbour.... is bad enough!

.... but when the boat you challenge is designed to require reefing in 10 kts
of wind.... well that's just plain low to taunt a pond skimming fin keeler
that way!

CM

"Joe" wrote in message

Race you across the Atlantic in winter for pink slips. New York to
London.

You would be out of the running just when RedCloud started streaching
her legs.

I would finish in comfort.... and you would be batter and bruised
beyond reconition.. if your boat did not fall apart and somehow made it
across.

Joe