Victory at Sea!

I'd like to say it was close...I'd like to say it came right down to the finish...I'd like to say I won, but those would all be lies. In the end it was the Don't Tell Mom team with a convincing victory sealing the race, the season, and the glory of a second consecutive year as FIS J22 Champion (kneels... "were not worthy, were not worthy"....).

How much did they win by? Well lets put it this way, I beat two other J-22's and we could not SEE them finish. Another way to say it would be to point out they were the third boat to cross the line overall. The two boats that beat them across the line spent more money on their mainsails then Dave did on his boat (by alot!). After it was all said and done the Don't Tell Mom team even corrected out over every boat in the fleet as well. Proving on a day when the little boats were not even favored, that a well sailed J-22 can show you the money. Moral of the story... buy a J-22 or compete with one (sheesh any more bad cliches I can fit in here?)

I could recap the race, but must admit I was not in the best position to tell anyone what happened out there. After making enough mistakes to solidify my place in the back of the pack I was treated to nail polish conversations between my less then impressed crew. Thank god the wind held out, or you would have found me on the dock with a pedicure!

Great season everyone! Good luck in your upcoming fall regatta's. Get those boats on the trailers and go put to the test what you learned out here this summer. Next local event will be some sort of fleet meeting/awards thing so stay tuned. At this point we have commitments for two new boats next summer, keep you ears out for more, the fun is really just getting started.

BTW a bunch of boats are going to Annapolis in two weeks, a few going to Lake George, and some going to Cleveland for the NA's. Contact me if you have any questions on these events. Mid winters in Texas during March... Spring Break anyone?

Ram Island Results and Season Totals