While not aboard DAWN, Elaine and I are preparing to join a Salty Dawg Rally as it arrives in Havana, Cuba. The Salty Dawg Rally to Cuba includes 24 boats and will have more than 100 crew members arriving by boat or air to spend two weeks gathering information of value to yachtsmen in a people-to-people exchange.

Elaine and I are delighted to have helped with the organization of this event and to have been invited to enjoy Hank and Seale George aboard their lovely Catama 47 Flash. The boat will be alongside at the Hemingway International Yacht Club's facilities in Havana. We are anxious to meet Commodore José Escrich of HIYC with whom we've communicated for months.

We will try to share some of the things we're looking forward to seeing in Cuba.