Clayton, thanks for the thoughts, but not exactly. I sailed with Bruce Dillingham on the F28R Panache, we got our butts kicked. Tribology had a great crew, and Paul Horton has been racing the boat a lot lately. They were also first to finish in the New Orleans to Gulfport Race a couple of weeks ago. His crew included Mike Parsons, a 4 time National Champ in the F 24 class, so there was lots of talent on board.

The F-31 got out ahead as they should have with a -18 PHRF rating, and after rounding the Gulfport Sea Bouy they never looked back. They fortunately sailed in decent breezes the entire way, while the rest of us got caught between storms in doldrums, bobbing up and down in the left over seas until the next storm came around.

Except for the rain, it was a great fun race, and hopefully we will see more participation in the future.