We are really getting excited about our upcoming cruise. We are ready to live our dream, sailing offshore. After several months of planning our trip will finally become reality. We have made lists of necessary equipment and stores and checked our lists many times. The trailer......new axles and tires. We shall pull the sloop out of Beaver Lake, Arkansas next weekend and pack personal items, food and water. Less these items.......she sails well and sits well in the water and has a well balanced plan. I have made the Gulf Stream crossing a thousand times in my dreams.