Had someone on your wash? Been on someone else's wash? How was it? Was it what you expected? And how would you describe it to someone who's never felt it?

Anyone coming to Montreal for the CanAms in July? We should meet up!

We recently launched the Level 2 Steering Course as a beta. Thanks so much to @Cory Graham @Nicole Herlofsky @Lesley Blyth and @Christina Potter for completing all the classroom modules, doing the homework, showing up to the calls, taking the final exam, and giving us SO much incredible feedback. They're now ready to implement their new race steering know-how and get ready for the assessment. While they're doing that, @Joann Fegley and I will be filling the holes they found in our curriculum. Like - how to practice for a 2K turn if you don't have access to a 2K course or turning corridor. How to handle washriding.. either as the boat on the wash or the one dragging another on your wash. How to handle being cut off in a race, or the shenanigans that always occur when steering inexperienced crews at charity races. The rest of you can help us improve it too - what questions do you have about race steering?

Our community is growing 🥳 Lovely to see new faces among us... the Map says most folks are from North America, but we've got Singapore and Puerto Rico represented too! Let's get the entire world covered shall we? In the meantime, please help me welcome @Shea Akers @Misfa Ahmed @Patricia Schafer @Henry Viets @Henry Zheng @Johnalee Slavin @Shelley Franz and @Kimberly Sheffield!! (Folks, feel free to make an intro post and tell us where you're from, what your team role is, what you love about the sport, basically anything that will help us get to know you better!)

What are your clubs/crews planning (or plotting) this summer? World domination? Something else? Maybe that's a new race, or a new race category. Or you're trying a different recruitment method. Or a new newbie program. Tell us all the things that are getting you excited for the 2026 season!