Hello Mike,

My name is Jean-Denis and I just saw a post you made last year about forward cockpit. My wife and I are projecting to start a circumnavigation in 2024 and we are actively looking at what we want in our catamaran. I recently saw the new French cat builder named Windelo and their concept seems very interesting. Among other things they have a forward cockpit with protected twin wheels. I am intrigued by that and then I found your post and your blog.

It turns out we are living north of Los Angeles until the end of April, because of COVID, and I noticed you are in Santa Barbara. Would you agree to let us see your catamaran to have a better grasp of this forward cockpit? We would gladly invite you and your wife for lunch or dinner if we can make it safe enough. And we would certainly enjoy exchanging a few sailing stories.

Thanks a lot. You can reach me at jdmuys at mac.com or 650-804-9584.

Jean-Denis