-> Also, age is a factor.  It can be tough on the more acrobatic
-> boats to keep up being the "old man" with too young of a group
that is a good point,  I am not a spring chick anymore,  getting closer
to the big 50 mark every year.  I will keep that in mind.
-> Are they "blood and guts" with a pre-rigged protest flag?  (true
-> story, BTW, though it does have a happy ending!)  Are they willing
-> to help you to learn the techniques to make you competitive?
->
so tell me the story,  I love good stories that end well.
-> Well, to cut it short, at least give it a go and keep the long
-> thing with the cloth more or less out of the water! 
 
Well  that does seem to be a major problem sometimes   :)
Thanks for the input.   later,  Janine
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