What I like most about this sport is the fact that a weekend hack like myself can race in almost every regatta (except the Alter cup where you first must qualify) sail against and talk to the very top sailors in the sport, ask them how, why, what if, etc. and learn directly from them. It is like a once a month golfer going to play with Tiger Woods on a local course, in what other sport can you do that?
I tell friends that there are only a handful of sporting events that you can compete with the best in the world.
Not Baseball, not Football (both kinds), not Tennis, not Golf ...
