"Robert M. Gary" wrote in message
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One of the things I was thinking was just capacity. The 175 has a
Coast Guard sticker that says "7 people". We're a family of 4 and it
would be cool to invite another family of 4 on board. The 185 says 8
people so I was just thinking it would be better to have the 8. Of
course 1/2 those people will probably have to be little guys (pre-
teens).

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-Robert

I remember the time the guy I crewed with (Mirage 33 sailboat) invited a
family with four rugrats.
Man...was I glad to see the shore again. There's always one kid who gets
upset/sick whatever and disrupts the whole trip.
Too bad because the mom was a babe.