So I took an hour out of my Sunday to re-live the finish from last year's Great Texas 300. This was research, really - I'll be on the beach again this year with Sail Revolution to bring you live coverage of the event.

Steve Lohmeyer, Silent Jay Sonnenklar, Jake Kohl, Frank Moore, Bret Moss, KenDog Pierce - I'm callin' you out! You guys were titans in the distance races along the Atlantic coast; the GT300 can be a real challenge, but no other events offer such a confluence of solid race management, easy logistics and favorable conditions in this niche of the sport. If you can push, pull or drag your rig to the line, I promise you won't be sorry. We're down to a precious few offshore open catamaran events... circle the wagons, boys.

My ticket's booked.