I have never raced a race just so I could win a Trophy.
( and Matt that is not why you have done so much for our sport either . You are “selling yourself short”, I know you to be a much better man then that, Sir. )
I’ve always entered and competed in the “Statue Race” to go and see Lady Liberty …. especially in 2002 !!!! I will repeat what I said earlier in another thread ….
“Once you have sailed around Lady Liberty, you will never view life the same …” (you will never again take for granted the freedom and the sacrifices of those that have proceeded us for granted )
With that said, it is a SERIOUS race w/ a lot of risks … You are the “Mouse among the Elephants” …. There are very strong currents …. Everything is bulkheaded, ie: washing machine conditions …. Safety/Safe Haven only lies outside the The Narrows/Verrozano Bridge ….
This is not an event to be entered into lightly !!!! …. And should be prepared for w/ the same diligence as any “distance” race … ex: New England 100, Chesapeake 100, Down the Bay, The Tybee … etc,etc.
As my sailing partner is my niece currently, who is 13yrs old this year … I have not entered this event lately …. But maybe next year when she is 14, I think we will go and see “The Lady” ….
( The next goal is to take her to Florence Italy … to see “The David” ….. )
