Todd, That was jim Johnson (middle-aged and balding). He had a beautiful Bristol 50 footer center cockpit. Man, now that was a freaking RV with sails. gil -----Original Message----- From: montgomery_boats-bounces+gilbert=mindgame.com@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:montgomery_boats-bounces+gilbert=mindgame.com@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of htmills@bright.net Sent: Thursday, July 28, 2005 11:40 PM To: 'For and about Montgomery Sailboats' Subject: RE: M_Boats: crossing the bay Gilbert, Thanks for the tale! 96* in the shade: ugh. I don't know how you do it! I know what you mean about singlehanded navigating/sailing when the boat is bouncing all around. Keeps ya busier than a one-armed paperhanger. My first longer beat in Busca in windier conditions sure left me sore the next day too, but since then they don't bother me as much. It seems to be mostly a matter of getting used to the motion and relaxing rather than tensing and bracing. "...where upon docking a beautiful girl on a "Dolphin Tour" boat greeted me..." How's come it's always a middle-aged balding man like myself greeting me? Any tips? *grin* Tod _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats