Good advice. That's what I would say.

On Wed, 7 Jul 2004 22:26:10 -0400, "Philip Carroll"
wrote

Try to stay near the front and mimic the leading captians tactics, you
won't
pass them, but they shouldn't pull away from you either.

"Bart Senior" wrote

You are racing in one fleet, and your buddy is
going racing for the first time in another fleet.
He is a competant sailor, with limited racing
experience. Just before leaving the yacht club,
he asks you for advice.

Without being technical. What is the best advise
you can give him, in one sentence, that if he follows
it, will give him the best chance for a respectable
showing?

Good advice!

OzOne wrote
On Thu, 08 Jul 2004 02:15:11 GMT, "Bart Senior"
scribbled thusly:

You are racing in one fleet, and your buddy is
going racing for the first time in another fleet.
He is a competant sailor, with limited racing
experience. Just before leaving the yacht club,
he asks you for advice.

Without being technical. What is the best advise
you can give him, in one sentence, that if he follows
it, will give him the best chance for a respectable
showing?

Get a good start, stay out of trouble and stay with the fleet.

More good advice. Luffing at the start is no way to start.

DSK wrote

SAIL LOCO wrote:
Try to stay in clear air and stick with the fleet.

That's good, but I'd add "stay close to the starting line and push in
there hard 10 seconds to go, don't wait till the gun to step on the gas."

Bart Senior wrote:
More good advice. Luffing at the start is no way to start.

The problem with this thread is trying to keep it brief. Whole books
have been written on starting, much less everything else about racing.

DSK

DSK wrote:
Bart Senior wrote:
More good advice. Luffing at the start is no way to start.

The problem with this thread is trying to keep it brief. Whole books
have been written on starting, much less everything else about racing.

"Get a good start, extend your lead."
-Buddy Melges

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Walt wrote:
"Get a good start, extend your lead."
-Buddy Melges

You forgot the part about "don't look back."

Welcome back Walt!

DSK

DSK wrote:

Walt wrote:
"Get a good start, extend your lead."
-Buddy Melges

You forgot the part about "don't look back."

I've never agreed with the part about don't look back. It's fine for
the upwind legs, but you'd better be looking back on the downwind legs -
that's where the wind is - and hopefully the fleet too.

Welcome back Walt!

Thanks.

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