Great summmary Mark, awesome regatta with spectacular conditions. I would like to share an example of how welcoming and helpful the support boats were....
In the first race on the first day, we broke our tiller extension and figured we would need to sail in to find a spare after finishing the race. Upon sailing over to notify a chase boat of our intentions, they offered us their extendable boat hook. With the e-tape we carry, we connected the two and sailed around with a 'captain hook' for the rest of the day.
Thanks again to AYC for hosting and inviting the F18 fleet this year.
We did bring our own keg, but didn't flaunt it until the regatta sponsored beer ran out. Figure if we are going to party that hard, we should at least contribute... but not piss of the title sponsor of the event (Heineken) by showing up their beer with our series sponsor (Naragansett Beer).
Great way to finish the local series and we will be back next year... if invited.
Chris
Regatta photos here: HPDO photos from photoboat.com