Team Seacats

I had to go to California for a couple of days on a business trip and as it turned out, I had an open schedule this morning. I realized that I was only 45 minutes away from the Performance Catamarans factory (manufacturers of both the F18 we sail and the I20 we are rebuilding) and I called Jack Young to see if I could visit. Jack graciously welcomed me and I showed up at about 10am this morning and was introduced to Mr. Gino Morrelli (Of the Morrelli & Melvin design team) who was assisting with the infusion molding process of a couple of Nacra F18 hull halves. It was quite an experience to see how these and other Performance Catamarans are manufactured and I took plenty of pictures. Unfortunately, I didn’t bring my digital camera (I hadn’t planned for this) so I had to use a disposable camera…it will be a few days before I have the pictures ready to upload. At any rate, I really appreciate Jack’s willingness to meet with me, show me around the facility, and talk shop.

I’m sitting in the Los Angeles airport at the moment awaiting the boarding call for the “red-eye” to Atlanta…it’s nearly 2am back home where I left only a day ago – it’s going to be a long night but I’m hoping to spend a little time wetsanding tomorrow after some quality time with Bonnie and a healthy nap.