Tom,
I raced twice this year out of Bristol YC, both times in June, its a very competitive fleet, and they have a good setup. About 12 boats reside at BYC and they have another group that shows up and rigs and races.

The Bristol Bay is kind of small, so the benefits are that you cant get in trouble. The launch area is a bit tight, but I think they changed the launch area for the North American's. And they have a few spots you need to watch our for rocks.

If you live close by and are looking for mast up storage, and a competitive fleet that races every week, I dont think you'll find anything better than BYC.

I wanted to do more races, but work got in the way, Tuesday's was hard and its a 2 hour commute. I've lobbied for a Sat or Sun race day, but it wasnt overwhelmingly accepted. I think the plan is to continue Tuesday nights and have few Sat or Sun as practice days.

I race a DK17 that I built myself.

Bill