Maybe not, but I was stuck on 4KSB's for almost 2 decades. You didn't really do a lot of "hunting" for pressure. You picked a side you thought had good pressure, turned and threw up as much cloth as possible and drove straight down trying not to spill your drink or wake up the captain. Major changes came when the top of the course got wind and everyone drove down (at 4 kts) on the leaders who were parked in light air.
And when I talk 4KSB, I'm talking boats that considered Tartan 31 "the boat to beat". J-24 were considered "too much work and tipped too much"
On a good regatta, you were lucky to get TWO races per day if the wind was up....
Today, perhaps those boats better fit "Spin B" or similar categories.
The concept of "sport boat" had me salavating until I found myself owning a N20, at which point the heavens opened, a beam of light shown down, a dove flew down and a voice proclaimed "it is good".
