Sounds good! I have some experience ripping through the water with a V24,stepped deep V and the weather isn't a factor! A wide beamed, shallow draft( hope I'm using the correct terms) hull like on a river boat looks to be rather unforgiving.Being mostly a land lubber I would naturally only attemp sailing on the calmest of days. Truthfully my fascination is with the steam powerplant and the paddlewheel propultion.Maybe I should consider a more novice oriented platform?Any suggestions?