I would definetly say that people is what made racing fun for me. Sailors tend to be some of the greatest people. I haven't met one that I disliked, or couldn't tolerate. Round home I've been on the water once with a another cat so the sailing community around home is non-existant. Teaching people how to sail, and altering their often times very wrong impression of what sailing is can be a great experience as well.

John- life sure is rough <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />