Thats a shame you didn't find it as appealing as previous years.
I too noticed it was a bit more dull than previous years. I still liked it though, and I managed to spend $130! haha... couldn't pass up the deal I found on a Calstar Grafighter 800H blank.
The one nice thing I noticed that was kind of nice, was that there were fewer "Sham Wow" salesmen...
If you go again check out the seminars the guys from Fastlane Sailing Center put on. They've got some top notch info!