If you have 20v instead of 18.5, won't you get your weatherfaxes faster? Is there a PCR adjustment for that?
Instead of a mutant drinking straw, what you're seeing in the "mug shot" is the backup VHF/AIS antenna on the pushpit. Upon arrival, Lucie and Ben assessed my mental state and rightly decided I could not maneuver a straw. (While wanting to go ashore, I spent the next couple of hours fumbling around on the boat putting things away and staring off into space.)
Oh, wow - when you get to 100 posts you get to be an "Ocean Racer." Get with the posting, people!