I'm getting really excited about my first go at the SoCal Winter series! I've been paddling the big boats for a little over 5 years now, but have minimal experience on the little boats.
So my question is this, the 1st event (La Jolla Shores, Saturday Nov 13th) features a 4 mile short course and an 8 mile long course; should I jump right to the long course because I feel comfortable racing multi-hour 6-man races, or is the learning curve so steep that I should cut my teeth racing the short courses to gain more experience?
Mahalo in advance!