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[Matt Rowlinson]

I am finally catching up on some things. Finally got a day off.
I have to air Jackpots dirty laundry. Brad and I teamed up to own and run Jackpot because it is such a great boat. Eric and I raced raced against brad for years on the ultimate 20s and cursed his name for most of it. i.e. we were beating brad in a major regatta down in Lake Norman and in the final race we broke our rig and Brad sailed to Victory, we blamed him for filing down our turnbuckles.  But we always had a great time when we hit the dock so we teamed up on the Viper and it's been great.

To get to the point Eric and I aren't Pros. Never been paid to sail. Brad is a pro but has never been paid
To sail a Viper. He has actually kept Jackpot afloat. I was laid off for two years and he paid all of the bills for awhile to keep the boat rolling. So if anyone has a story of a Pro paying all the bills and travel expenses for the amateurs to get to regattas let me know. It's all for the fun and enjoyment of sailing this boat.

Viper--the class where pros pay to sail.  Cheers Lee--glad the work's picked up--maybe it'll slow you down a bit.