Bart wrote:
You are upwind of the start line on your beach catamarran,
before the gun, on the favored end of the course. Many of the
boats in the fleet are hove-to just under the starting line.

You don't have time to go around, and you decided to
back down (sail backwards) by pushing your main
out on the port side and steer directly downwind to get
below the starting line. You mange to do this before the
gun.

What do you think will happen--aside from a bunch of
****ed off sailors to leeward?

protest


Who has right of way?

"Section D
20.3 A boat moving astern by backing a sail shall keep clear of one
that is not."


Is this a good strategy?

depends on whether the other sailors know the rules.