+1 and you don't want to beat up your boat in the 4-5ft washing machine water either

I would start out doing a few fun run's myself. The big poker runs are not for the faint of wallet , just saying. You will meet lots of good people at both. And leave the beer till after the run.

Looking forward to it...went out and put a few more hours on the boat this afternoon...it is sitting at my dock all cleaned up and ready to roll tomorrow!...Just hope it lays down some...it is rougher than hell out right now...been blowing hard onshore for the last few days..still supposed to be snotty tomorrow, but then switch offshore and laydown for Saturday.

Probably won't be a problem for you, but don't ever get on the inside of a cat in a turn. Especially a canopy cat. They can turn alot faster then a V and will run right over you.