Thanks to all for the warm welcome and useful suggestions. I am sure looking forward to next season, for sailing on the Potomac, racing, cruising the Bay, whatever. One thing I would like to make use of other's experience on is how to rig a jiffy-reefing system that I can use for reefing alone in a blow. My current scheme is to lash down the luff and leach cringles with lanyards by hand, which is easy to do at the dock, not so easy hove to in a wind. Seems like one would like to have reefing lines pre-installed for luff and leach. How do the pros do it? Thanks, Rick ************************************** Check out AOL's list of 2007's hottest products. (http://money.aol.com/special/hot-products-2007?NCID=aoltop00030000000001)