To Montgomery aficionados: Before the emails flying back and forth confuse the casual reader, I want to comment publicly on this year's San Juan adventure. Larry Yake did a fabulous job making this another "trip of a lifetime" by timing the departures and routes to go with the currents, and ordering up winds for Too Much Fun sailing. He even provided a yellow boat so we could see him a mile away and know we had not gone astray. I know Sean on Dauntless also had a big part in making this a successful trip, as did others in the group who never hesitated to share their knowledge and assistance. As for our craft--an M17 on what turned out to be its maiden voyage (for us)--it hosted two adults and a dog for two weeks, with all the standard cruising equipment: safety gear, dinghy, food, clothes, (unneeded) spare gasoline, charts, etc. with some room to spare. No whining here, since Utah Paul and his son sailed an M15 for much of the trip, and voiced no complaints to my knowledge. Shockingly, our 17 also sailed well and safely and occasionally rapidly despite its heavy load, although we could not compete with the skill of most of the other skippers. In conclusion, if you hear about a trip with these fine folks, and have one of these fine boats, join the fun. Sunshine Coast up there in Canada, anyone? Tom Jenkins M17 Scintilla