Hi Carla and Steve, Welcome to the Montgomery clan. May you have many joyous sails with your M15. The M15 will open a whole new world for you. Mine goes 70 MPH to windward up the Interstate: operating costs go to 0 when you aren't using it; all the ship ornamentation that owners apply, suddenly are small dollar items, and not megabuck expenditures; and you can be sailing 300 miles away in a matter of a few driving hours, not a week of slogging to windward to get there. Enjoy! Connie M15 #400 LEPPO