In all my years of sailing Lightnings, this was the first time that I’ve seen the host club introduce all the competitors at the skippers meeting. It was quite touching and quickly created a very cordial and Corinthian feeling and the thought that maybe we all weren’t just going out on the Hudson to kill each other. Even in the parking lot with all the buzz of autos, trailers and rigging activity, the feeling of pressure to quickly remove our car to a proper spot was squelched by one of the club member’s comment to us, “Relax, there’ll be plenty of time to move it…” With our state of mind adjusted and bag lunches in hand, we were ready to go out and race.

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