Hey Wouter -

I was on the beach at Jensen... I didn't see anyone do anything "stupid." There was certainly a wide range of experience among the skippers, but nobody was dumb. I recall a couple of experienced folks deciding to not push off that morning, and I also recall being surprised that one of the teams I considered less-experienced made it out. I was crushed when one team that made it out didn't make it to the finish line in one piece. I didn't think a single one of them, on the beach or on the water, was "stupid." Maybe you didn't mean it the way it is worded. Otherwise, take some of your own advice there - don't judge. Like this Texel, the still pictures from Jensen can't tell the whole story. Get the Feldman's video.