Not as much as I would like.

My self-designed rigging is ready (thanks to Mike Leneman's kind advice and Barracuda Nautica's (Brazilian rigger) work. The to-do list is small now: sails, assembly of folding system/deck hardware and back seat.

This month I plan to send the boat to be surveyed, finished and tested in Rio under the supervision of naval engineer and multihull specialist Ronaldo Fazaneli Migueis (www.arqnav.com.br). He will also review the structural plans.

This step became necessary after the designer refused to certify that his plans yield a seaworthy vessel, refused to provide documentation necessary to register the boat and refused to guaranty his work in general - all in addition to his failure to provide the full set of plans (paid in full).

The independent survey and the review of the plans will protect me in the event of a structural problem. If it happens (I hope not) I want to know for sure if the cause is poor construction/materials or wrong design/calculation.

The Catri concept is great but I should never have done business with its designer. He may be a good engineer (I think so, but will only be sure after his plans are verified) but my experience is that he is unreliable for business. He is also extremely skilful in disguising his wrongdoings and distorting the facts and the truth in his benefit.

Luiz