In the military we spend a lot of time planning things, usually too much time. However, there comes a point when you get close and start to execute the plan. While we were at the Miami Strictly Sail Show we toured the Fountaine Pajot 40 Lucia and decided that is going to be our boat. Or, at least, that's the 90% solution. W were ready to put down the deposit to secure our slot right then. But, afer talking to Erick the FP representative from Atlantic Cruising Yachts, we decided to wait. With our expected timeline of 2018 and the build time of 10-12 months we don't need to tie up the funds in an escrow account yet. We can have the money work for us until the time gets closer. Unless another builder does something spectacular before next year we'll be setting sail on the FP 40 Lucia.