This week we had 17 racers, 12 Prodigies and 5 other. Everyone won,
because it was meat night AND there was a case of non-budget beer
floating around (in addition to the regular cheap stuff). We feasted
on sausage, chicken, pork chops, fish, hamburgers, veggies, and
tortillas.

We, again, had planing conditions before the races, but sub-planing
conditions during the 3 races.

The starts have been a problem lately, with everyone getting more
aggressive. On 8/1, we had a race in which all but one were over
early! We decided to put more effort into making the line square,
and to have a rules discussion before the next race.

10 people are interested in going to Nationals. Folks are still
asking me about wind minimum, courses, cash prizes, and such, but I
still don't have any answers for them. We are prepared to bring our
own trophies to nationals, and make up our own classes, if we need to.

One Prodigy changed hands...from someone who hasn't been able to sail
all year, to someone who should be able to spend more time on the
water.