Oh MY. Now =THAT= is drool worthy! Save some of your polybudget; can you imagine the effects you could have with dynamic cloth for the sails (images of animations in VuePro dancing in the noggin.....) For that matter, you might want to see if one of the developing dynamics guru's can suggest some alternatives for the ropes (example being adapting some of Ajax's EPT tubes for the main lines; if used with dynamic sails, then you could animate the lines and have the reaction seen in the sail).