what a nice composition. i'll bet you had fun shooting here, with all the opportunities this vista provides. those boats are excellent subjects. i hope you aren't getting overlooked in this huge challenge, and that you are getting some good feedback. good luck with this and the challenges yet to come!
Good simplistic concept and the color of the boats works nicely against the bland colors of the rest of the image. Softer contrast might make this look a little less oversharpened.
Inviting! I love the near-abstraction of your image! The sharpening on the water makes it seem as if it's still in motion--the beach allows the eye to rest for a moment, though before it's pulled back in. A very nice best-of-year indeed!