That was two years ago - Mischa has been extensively training and on the couple of occasions at last year's NA's that I had a bead on him, it was incredible what he could do to maneuver a cat. After chasing him in last year's Tybee, it was awe inspiring.

I don't intend to take anything away from anybody that races these things - but from what I've seen, Mischa is on a different plane than anyone I've been racing in the US right now. He's continuing to spend tons of time on the boats and is not getting slower.