What's a brown?
Don't take the tourney to serious, just have fun. I have met too many teams that took it way too serious and ended up in fight, ruined friendships, etc.
I fish with my wife, so I quickly get bopped on the head if I get too serious.
Also, have a plan in place for rough (very rough) water. They pretty much never cancel. This might mean seasickness patches for the crew, or driving slowly west and trolling with the waves, then picking up and doing it all over.
Oh, and follow the good boats out of the chute... they love the company