Last year, when I pulled my puppy into the Palmer Johnson yard in Sturgeon Bay, WI, to get my gooseneck fixed (where they make the really big ones, power and sail) I was concerned that being a small boat owner, it would be pushed aside as too small to handle until we get time.

I was very flattered when the yard's rigger said, we have to take care of you right away, because you will do at least twice as much sailing as all these big guys (They were a former Pearson dealer, I might add). It must run in the blood

Where do you do your sailing? What port are you out of? It sounds like you are a GL sailor, and possibly in the Lake Michigan area. Do you belong to the Great Lakes Cruising Club?