One of the most exciting things about surfski racing is the head game. A good race is just as much, if not more, about mastering tactics and race strategy than it is a test of fitness. Flat water races, or races with distinctly different pieces of water are particularly tactical. Anticipating moves from your competitors and positioning yourself properly in crux places on the course most often determine the race outcome. Only two weeks after my trip to San Diego, I was back i