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The agonizingly close finish in Rainbow/Season 22 could have been the final, cruel joke in the long San Francisco Boat Shoes history of "what ifs" - certainly what The Barnacles were hoping for. It felt like a confirmation of the Rainbow Sickness, a sign the team would be destined to forever fall short. But for the team, and for the fans, a 2-🌈 loss at the doorstep of the Rainbow Cup didn't break them, it forged them in fire. And it would set the stage for a final, improbable run, and a final chapter to redeem decades of frustration.