[aasault]

Ahoy Knokoff,

As far as motoring goes, ignore the criticism. I believe many sailors motor to Catalina from ports to the east or southeast, as the wind is usually on the nose, or thereabouts.

Most of us have motors in our sailboats. Some use them more than others.

You gave us the "long story short" version, but I think more facts are needed to get any meaningful advice from any of the experienced folks on these boards. But if you can''t prove the sail was previously damaged, why waste the energy? Was anything documented?

The only good thing about poor documentation in this situation would be if the charter company came after you for the sail repair or replacement. You don''t have to prove you didn''t damage the sail, they have to prove you did.