Yeah, I knew it was fuzzy based on entries. And we all know that if you are at the bottom of the pile, you get chucked if boats start to become unsailable. Alternates totally make sense as well.
I am still surprised it would be THAT much of an unknown going into the qualifier (actually, by the morning of Day 1 of qualifying, this should be totally clear, barring boat breakage).
Mike
You've been hanging out with those New England judges too much. Lighten up, Francis.
We never knew who was going to make the first cut - they'd announce the results at the party, starting with first place and working down. The suspense was impressive.
Only when they got to the actual last person qualified would they say, "And the last team to qualify for the round-robin is . . . "
