Now this looks like a bad idea, even on a calm day at slack
tide.

http://www.roundtheisland.org.uk/web...res/052003.jpg

http://www.sailinganarchy.com/fringe...andRace-06.jpg

Of course, there are some folks standing by in rubber boats
to keep anyone in the crowd from smashing onto the rocks
*too* hard...

The smart sailors are going wide around this pack anyway,
for at least two reasons.

Fresh Breezes- Doug King