Originally Posted by
BobJ
Jonathan wrote: "In the past the SSS HMB race has been a good starter race for those looking to get into ocean racing."
If that's true (and I believe it is) then we want new skippers to start bringing their boats up to offshore spec's, right? So they try HMB, borrow some gear to see what it looks like and maybe get familiar with it, and then move on to equip their boats to do OYRA/SHS, SH Farallones, etc. That's a big part of what SSS is about (read our home page) - not just to run races.