The final day of racing was not a big mover for any of the sailors on West Side. More solidifying results than anything else. The breeze was a steady 15 from what turned out to be the prevailing WSW direction. With light winds predicted almost daily, Kingston came through with beautiful conditions, and as it turns out, Texas was probably a good precursor as the wind and sea conditions were quite similar... shifty, windy, choppy, difficult. The event overall was well orchestrated with the exception that there was some on-going debate regarding how accurate finishes were recorded. Thanks to Beatrice for volunteering and helping out on that front for the final two days! All in all, the four sailors from the West Coast felt they all could have done better. I'm not certain any of them were satisfied with the results, which, is a good thing, but probably not entirely how we should gauge the experience. I know Dane spent a hard afternoon sitting on the shore, head in hands crushed about his scores on day 3. That was his undoing results-wise and I've never seen him that affected by a bad day. After day four I asked Kris how his day went because I'd heard he had a very good day. Kris' response "Terrible." Romain and Dane did walk away with 2nd place trophies and medals for the Team Racing North American Championships, and I think everyone came home with shirts, shorts, hats, etc. from other countries from exchanges with new friends from around the planet.
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