Just got back from Orange Bowl regatta, my kid's second year sailing there. He placed 30th out of 69 boats in the Opti Green Fleet. There were another 185 boats in the Opti Gold fleet. (the gold fleet was made up of 3 age divisions and had 4 sub-fleets rotating across 2 starts of approx 90 boats each.)

The Opti Green fleet there does a tremendous job of making the regatta fun for all beginning racers. It was something Joey very much wanted to do again after last year, even though he finished at the back of the pack last year.

http://www.coralreefyachtclub.org/index....p;edit_id=18535


I think this is a rather old picture from the Orange bowl venue.