This thread brings up an interesting idea, at least for me. As a guy that does not race, but is dabbling with the idea, a thread committed to examples, or challenge questions, would be a lot of fun.
One of the biggest issues for a noob when it comes to racing is not knowing what the hell is going on, so we never bother to try it, well that and the lack of open classes. Pete
Pete,
Although there are nuances in the rules that are a little tricky to master, you can achieve a solid understanding of the basics with very little effort. The rules themselves for "when boats meet" on the race course are only 6 small pages long. You can see the rule book here:
