[Stormer]

Thanks for your reply Eric.

Kind of a bummer....I have the time now but it appears to be absolutely the wrong time of year to go anywhere....

Is the Carribean really that difficult? Would Florida to the Dominican Republic and the islands be THAT unpleasant? If it''s upwind to the islands, once I get there and head South I''d be reaching.....

Would prefer not to wait till Spring as I don''t really want to take more than 1 year off....but - as I said above - if it is just plain stupid to go at this time I won''t do it....

Thanks again.

Matt