Frostbite racing sans frost or biting

I raced on Starbird (a Tartan 101) in the AYC Frostbite series. I have been racing on Starbird for four seasons now. Over that period, we have progressive improved the boat, boat handling, and our crew work.  We have gone from fighting it out not to be in last place, to pretty solid results in the ORC class. Yesterday, we had a third and a fifth placing us in third for the series. Those were especially good results since we were down to four crew total from our usual crew size of 5 or 6. But more importantly, it was lovely to be out on the water with a team that meshed really well.