“Not only has being a youth sailor on a Melges 24 given us opportunities to sail against some of the best pro sailors in the world, we have also been able to create friendships with tons of people,”  said Lily Flack, helm of  MudRatz EQUAL OPPORTUNITY.   The  Velocitek Award (ProStart)  for the  Most Inspiring Team  went to  TEAM MUDRATZ  out of Stonington/Mystic, Connecticut. Two high school teams of boys and girls have been training for a couple seasons and were right in the mix at the Canadian Nationals with a boat finishing near mid-fleet in the Tour standings.   “It’s the perfect blend between speed and difficulty to sail. It pushes the sailor to go faster, and it’s a blast!” -  Peter Cronin Helm,  MUDRATZ OPPORTUNITY