I suppose the question we're all asking is, given an insurance settlement, are we going to see most of these folks put the money into another J/30, or... something entirely different. With half the fleet gone, I could see it being a hard call to put my money into quarter century old boat, but, I could also make a pretty good case that you'd be hard pressed to do better, without spending a lot of money beyond an insurance settlement.
If it's any help, I suspect most of us (Myself certainly) are rooting for folks to go snag one of the many solid J/30s on the used boat market and help bring the New Orleans fleet back to full strength.
- David
