Hi Stephen,

Blame it on Jimmy Buffett - at least his Hinckley daysailor years ago was the first time I'd heard of it...

Funniest thing overheard at this year's Annapolis show, from the rep for a carbon spars maker who shall remain un-named...

They built a carbon rig for an old Tartan 34 sailed on Chesapeake Bay, probably cost more than the boat itself... Guess what the owner insisted they paint it to look like?

Anodized Aluminum...

LMAO!

best regards,

Jon