Thanks for the update on the F18 crew. They are doing well against the big boats. It will be interesting to see how they fair in today's conditions. They will be less overpowered, but that extra 2 foot of bow sure is nice in that large swell. It looks like a reaching leg today, so it may get ugly.

I was hoping to see more F18s. Leonard and Krantz would have been a stiff competitor. But in conditions like today I think I would want to be on an I20.

So far as getting out in today's surf.. If the wind is coming directly onshore.. look for lots of carnage. It takes a lot of practice to power through the surf, not get into irons or get sideways. You got to dance with the waves.