Herb's had a couple of 'less than good experiences', but when you spend any time at sea you're bound to have some bad days. He didn't have to abandon this time anyway. I've got mixed feelings overall. It's all too easy to yield to the herd instinct and not make waves (no pun intended), but with both this one and that 42' cat, schedule and perceived 'need' seemed to trump good judgement. Conversely, Herb seems to write pretty openly about it all and I'll give him credit where credit is due.