Thanks for the tips, Paul.

Lessee...here's my self-assessment:

-my mast is raked too far and I do have helm and lack of power issues

-I haven't checked my diamond tension in over a year and my mast looks bent by having more tension on one side than the other

-I have too much prebend and as a result am searching for power even when the downhaul is off

-my sheets are the heavy, stock, water-absorbing and now fraying variety

-my spinnaker sheet, downhaul line, and rotator lines are all too long and hang in the water or tangle my feet when I'm out in the trap

-my spinnaker pole is too high, has big knots on the bow, and I don't have any stopper balls on the halyard to guide me

-I have no slick, bright fluoro yellow lycra--like you--to wear over my PFD and I usally have a bunch of harness straps hanging off unkempt

-Oh, and my spinnaker has a lot of holes in it now from messed up blocks in my pole...but I did patch some of them

-as far as keeping the boat clean goes...well, you witnessed the guy blowing dirt on my boat a few weeks ago

Thanks Paul! I look forward to making some changes so I can sail faster.