I had an *excellent* time sailing last night. It was pretty much the best regatta I've been in. Ever. We were ahead most of the race, but only by one boat length for the nearest competitor. And there were two other boats trailing us by about 2 boat lengths. That's close! Especially considering usually the boats in our fleet are spread far apart (because they are all different types of boats, and therefore have different speeds) and each different type is handicapped to make it more even. Each time around the marks, all four of us were fighting for the best position. It was so cool to look back and see everyone trailing behind - my heart was beating much faster because they were so close to passing us, though. Anyway the boat right behind us picked a different tack on the last leg and ended up pulling well ahead of us to finish in first place. However, the three of us remaining stayed neck and neck right until the end for a photo finish. It rocked! I think we probably finished second or third, I'm not really sure what the handicap on the other two boats were - I was too tired to go to the awards ceremony.

Oh, I found out that they've been posting pictures of the races here. You have to scroll down and click on "Hoover" - Second Wind is the boat's current name (its about to be changed).