I think that one of the great things about the sport of sailng is that we can (usually) turn up and race with the best in National, Regional and World Championship events. Sailing with pros is a great oppertunity to get a measure of how we're doing relative to the fastest our chosen class can be sailed - the goal being to close the gap as much as possible over time.



Somebody told me a story once about a GP14 sailor who always won the club races and went to the nationals with an extremely **** attitude - and was in the bottom half of the fleet... it's only when you race agaist the best that you really know how good (or not) you are...



I wish pros sailed in every race I entered...!



Regards,

Colin J

www.sailwave.com