Hi Jerry,

I poked around a bit, and found this account on someone's blog...

"When I met and talked to Rich just a couple of days later, I have to say he seemed almost serene, though his immediate prospects were grim. He has little more than $100 in his pocket, and though his boat is well stocked with food, he has no idea how he will repair it and depart from Bermuda. It was clear to me that Cha Cha probably needed a full refit before she ever left Newport and that Rich's biggest problem is that he owns more boat than he can afford to maintain. Apparently Cha Cha's previous owners had the same problem, as they hired Rich as a skipper to run the boat, but then couldn't afford to pay him. After Rich worked without pay for over a year, they threw up their hands and simply gave him the boat...."

http://www.wavetrain.net/news-a-views/17-wounded-boats-and-folk-in-bermuda

best regards,

Jon