"Walt" wrote in message
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Andy Champ wrote:

BTW I've never done one, in 30 years of racing. I suppose oyu need the
big fleets to make it worthwhile!

Actually it's mainly used when there aren't many boats participating. Like
when only three or four boats show up for racing and you don't want to
waste one by designating it as race committee. The point is that it
allows a "fair" start without any arguments about being over early.


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//-Walt

It works great when you're out with a few boats.

It was tried at the J/24 East Coast Championships one year to try to
deal the problem of general recalls when there are 80+ boats on the
line. As I recall there was an inflatable acting as a guard boat for the
rabbit.
The rabbit set the pace and course, the inflatable trailed it and you were
supposed
to cross the stern of the inflatable. Unfortunately it didn't work out very
well
and the inflatable was sunk.