I hope this has changed, but the last I heard (last week)was that nobody as yet has received a refund from Mike Worrell...that's 36 teams at $5,000.00 each. I did hear he is still trying to market the race from several different sources close to the race.

My advice for now is to sail the Tybee 500 and before long the guys from the Outer Banks will have the second 500 "atlantic challenge" organized once they sort out the Hurricane damage. Then you can do one or both of the 500 mile segments.

The Tybee has a great vibe and was a lot of fun. I've been involved with both races as a sailor, ground crew, and team sponsor. They are both great races, but we now only have one to choose from.

As far as race format and boat selection go... the Tybee 500 format was great and I think F18 and F20 or Production 20's makes the most sense to me both for safety and affordability.

That's my $.02

Jim Stone