Great event, thanks to the Corpus Christi Yacht Club, Martha Avery, Steve Piche, The Emerald Beach Hotel, and all the volunteers that made the week memorable. We saw a wide range of conditions, and like always the best boats were fast no matter what. Huge congratulations to Mike and Tripp for taking another title, and to the Argies and Dutchies for traveling so far and sailing so well.

For Brooks and I it was an interesting event. Having not sailed together since early July, and coming off a hand surgery, we really weren't sure where we would end up. We had some upwind speed issues in the breeze and chop early in the week, but started figuring it out by the end of Wednesday. We found that slightly less depower and a little main ease was actually faster in the chop upwind, and downwind you had to be extremely active with weight, trim, and driving. When the wind went light we had some good races, which was satisfying. Overall, glad we were there, always great to see so many great friends from all over the country/world.

And don't worry about the bullet shots... there were a lot of Bear Fights on Friday night....