101, I just checked your profile. I was unaware that you are still in high school. This may not be the time for such an adventure for you. The 4 guys going are all 50+. You will be away from home for months.... on the open ocean... visiting places you have only dreamt about. Before you finished, you would be able to sail a vessel few have ever been on let alone owned. Whales will come up to look at the boat. Orcas will come to admire the boat and you will make eye contact with a creature that may never have seen a human before. They are a curious bunch. You will return home in winter with a golden tan (with no tan-line, may I add). Sunset after sunset on the open ocean, with no land in sight, for weeks at a time. You may never want to go back to a city after learning how to dock a vessel weighing many tons, sew a torn sail, tie a bowline, or belay a line. And then again, you may never get the chance later in life. Maybe you should just sit at that desk... staring at the waterfront... and dreaming. Maybe next year... maybe... TTC
