The Texas 200 is not to be taken lightly. It is a serious challenge and strenuous boating event. There were 5 Puddle Ducks in the '09 Texas 200: Gordo, Kevin, Jason, Jon, and me. Of those, only Jason and I had done this before. - and Gordo had only been sailing two months.

It was going to be as exciting as terror at 3.5mph can be.