This is my first year as a true lubber in a long while - feels kinda weird for me to be a spectator instead of on the road for a couple of weeks.

Some of the team managers get together each year to place overall and daily side wagers - generally payable in hops and barley. In the spirit of that friendly, cooperative, "let's get to the finish line" attitude, let's get some chatter going. Who's your horse this year? Been watching the weather? Seacats has a time-guess contest like Tommy Bahama has done in the past - that's always fun to watch. It was amazing that there were guesses from some people that were consistently VERY CLOSE to the actual times, once or twice actually within seconds.

Me? I'm pullin' for the homeboys in the I-20 fleet - Kirk and Glenn have been training, they're better prepared than some probably expect, and they've taken on some new shore crew. It'll be tight up front early between them and Krantz/Lennard and Casey/Sonnenklar. Tybee will pull their normal late-game freight-train move to challenge starting day three.

6.0s? It's all about the Bliss - if he can keep Brandy interested and awake, it'll be straight bullets. I can't choose who'll come out on top in the scrap for second.

Or I could be all wrong. What's your guess?

TEAM SKIPPER/CREW BOAT TYPE
Tybee Island Steve Lohmayer/Kenny Pierce I-20
Space Coast Tom Leobold/Mark Herendeen I-20
Jaypro Sports Michael Ferrera/Roy Okurowski N6.0
Weather Mark Sailing Mike Krantz/David Lennard I-20
Windy Hill Racing J.D. Solomon/Frank Moore I-20
Seacats David Mosely/Jake Kohl I-20
Semp Toshiba Duncan Ross/Roberto Pandiani I-20
Morada Curt Johnson/Eric Norman N6.0
OZ Rick Bliss/Brandy Wood N6.0
Castrol John Casey/Jay Sonnenklar I-20
Key Sailing Kirk Newkirk/Glenn Holmes I-20
Mezzo Speed Frank DiMeo/Adam Szepesi N6.0
OBXCC Charles Thuman/Jon Britt N6.0
Brevard Challenge Brian Karr/Chuck Harnden I-20
Team Lowen Terry Lowen/Rick Lowen I-20
Howard's Pub Doug Kirby/Andy Herbick I-20