Yes, the A's are noticing us more and more. They're asking a lot more questions..."how much those things weigh? how much sail area ya got?"

Paul and I both corrected out ahead of the A's in most races, but much more relevant is that we were close to beating all of them boat for boat in some of the races. In my best race, I crossed the line less than a boat length after the 1st A. In another race, I was well ahead of all the A's at the bottom mark but made a tactical error and got on the wrong side of the course...ended up just behind the first two A's instead. Paul and I traded spots many time. In fact, in one incident he blasted by me downwind, and looked to have the race in hand...until capsizing and giving the race to me. Paul's new Glaser main has definitely added significant boat speed, both up- and downwind.

Overall I very much enjoyed sailing with the A's because they're good sailors, know a lot about sailing and technology, and won't t-bone you at the marks!