Well, okay, I know this isn't a boat... but we took the week off from boating to see the Rolex cars race at VIR. Boy, there is as much carbon fiber here as the higher-tech Volvo and Vendee racers - with the recent volcano activity, several of the crews had a dickens of a time even getting there, let alone being competitive... now, with our "batteries" recharged, back to our low-tech sailboat (Angels Wings ) refurbishing...