We normally buy a lot of watermelons from our farmer's market. Early on, they are trucked-in from Alabama or points further south.
This year, however, we have not really bought any because I am growing Sugar Baby, Orangeglo, and Ali Baba. Also growing Boule D'or and regular honeydews.
I am growing on a trellis and it's proven difficult for me to support the melons. I've had 3 slip out of their slings and crash. 2 of them were immature and inedible, but one (Sugar Baby) was actually really good. I still think it wasn't quite ready and would've been even better if left.
Anyway, I don't think it's a bad year. Not sure there's such a thing really for watermelons. There's just a lot of variability in my experience.