[mvicsail]

Thanks for the explanation Jeff. Just want to make sure I am understanding this correctly, did you mean faster rather than slower when you wrote "so results in a smaller angle of roll or pitch albeit at a slower rate." Thanks also for your book recommendation(and the ones on the other classic texts thread), sounds like something I need to add to the growing pile.

I took a look at the Rogue wave site, is that Laser 28 "Rugosa" the one you are selling?
http://www2.yachtworld.com/broker/br_listing_detail_handler.jsp?company=roguewave&bo at_id=886474
Very nice looking boat, I believe you when you say they are fast. As I mentioned my timeline for the boat I will be doing the offshore stuff in is 4-5 years (by then we will be based somewhere along the East coast). In the interim I will be based here in St Louis and have decided to get a racer in summer of 2003 to practice on Lake Michigan (basing it out of Chicago where my brother and future crew member for the Fastnet lives). Looks like a boat like the Laser 28 would be ideal.

I also saw the consultation service that is offered by Bob Perry, I don''t know what your relationship is if any to him but are you at liberty to comment on his services one way or the other? I will have allot of questions as I start to narrow down my choices and being able to e-mail him for what he is charging sounds like a great deal.