Jeez it was brutal! I wouldn't have missed it for the world! <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> Several different people said it was about as tough as you can get, sailing around the marks.

Matt and Gina were awsome, I was beaten into exhaustion! It's hard for me to believe we were sailing the same boat.

On Saturday, the wind clocked steadily from NE to North and a little West and, I thought, continued to build all day. As the wind went North, the committee (no criticism intended) set the "A" mark in lee of a large group of Condos. The result was what you would expect! Crazy shifts that kept everyone on their toes. Extremely challenging.

Sunday was a little easier, only four races! And the wind did not clock quite so much, though the committee had to reset at least twice! The two morning races were not so rough as Saturday, but around noon the wind built to 15 (I guess) with gusts of Twenty. So it was very much more of the same.

I spoke with some of the F18 guys and the fight among themselves was very competitive. The I-20's were in their glory! But, they will have to tell those stories!

Great party and great food Saturday night. Caribean roast pork and chicken kabobs, citrus rice, broccoli and mushrooms, salad, and relish tray. Fantastic desert tray: baclava(?), cheese cake, choclate cake. Plenty of kids and dogs, plus a special contingent to help celebrate Ben Moon's twenty-fourth birthday!

Attendance was good with twenty boats, I think. Many of the usual A cat sailors did not show, but I'm sure that was in anticipation of the World's.

We have the best support people on the Planet at GYC! They are tireless, selfless and dedicated! The PRO and his crew were absolutely top notch! Many thanks to all of you!!