Believe me when I say this, that 4 or 5 hours of 25-30 is much preferred to 17 hours of 2-3.

The thing is, the seabreeze will kick in usually around 12-1. The two years I did the race, I can remember having a lot of air at a start ONCE. If for some reason the seabreeze doesn't kick in, then you have to look for thunderstorms.

I couldn't believe it when JDub told me this, but he said "if its light and you see a black cloud, head right for it." He was right. Try to think about how fast you're going instead of the fact that you hooked into a carbon fiber lightning rod via a stainless steel cable <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

If the clouds hang over the shore, you're screwed.

Have fun!