Well, I'm just about ready for next weeks 1400 mile road trip from Florida to Port Isabel Texas on the border of Texas and Mexico. There aren't as many Hobie islands participating this year (2 or 3) but the extended weather forecast and conditions look pretty good so far. Two of the Hobies will have modified Hobie spinnakers which probably won't get much use other than early mornings when winds are lighter. Spinnakers are more like insurance because if we didn't bring them the wind gods would punish us with at least a day of light wind. Normally it looks like that area gets a strong downwind of 10-25 mph every day. It's not all downwind but quite a bit.
Made a few modifications to my TI's seat to add arm rests, convenient gear bag under the armrests, and a sailing umbrella to protect from the hot Texas sun. One of the campsites that was originally in the plan was scuttled when someone checked it out a month or so ago and found most of it was washed away during Hurricane Harvey last year. It should be an interesting trip and I am looking forward to it and especially sailing in a different part of the country. Hobie islands are a good choice for a trip like this.
Jim
