They were all good races, win or lose. Everybody learned something about themselves and their competition. One good example was the National Police. Besides the fact that they controlled the traffic at the Gamboa Bridge to make it more fluid, they also provided security at the event and were right there with everybody getting involved with the event. They also had a team in the race. In their first attempt, not so good. But in their second attempt, the Expeso Comando came out first. I guess it was like that throughout most of the day as no team was consistent. Hard to tell who was a strong boat. When it got down to the final heats, everybody picked a boat to cheer and would even follow it down to the finish line yelling and screaming. 

Hats off to Pablo Prieto for coordinating the event and pulling it all together. John Bates for setting up the lanes and helping out at the event. Mark Ostrander for running the Regatta itself with his volunteers. Pablo, his wife Marisa, and Sue Stabler for organizing the Balboa Paddle Club, and also for converting the rules and regulations from the old system to the new. The time keepers that sat out in the sun in their highchairs staring at a tree across the Canal as a point of reference when the cayucos hit the "Finish Line". And all the support personnel to make sure they were there should the teams need them.