It seems like most Checkmates were sold up north ... I don't ever see anyone from the deep south posting here except me! I boat on Logan Martin just outside of Birmingham, AL. Truthfully, I never see any other Checkmates around, which is kind of cool because mine still turns a lot of heads. People always want to know what it is. After 27 years, there still isn't anything on the water that looks like a 'Mate!