is not that part of racing, being in the right place at the right time? knowing which side of the course will pay off, starting on the right side of the line to be advantaged, approaching a mark from the right angle to preserve your rights, seeing the weather on its way in and positioning your boat to take advantage first?

this is a silly question and I answered it with what it deserved. Maybe I did not understand it, but how can there be a "better" of winning a race or being the first on the beach. when you are first to the beach but did not win the race then you were on a fast boat but you did not sail your boat to the number and someone else on a slower boat beat their number. what does it mean to be a sailor that can beat the boats number if you are sailing a wave, or a sailor that can not beat the number on a cfr20.
and why distance racing? what does that have to do with anything, except that maybe on a 12 hour distance race it might be nice to be on the water for a few less hours than the slower boats. Is the question to decide what boat to buy? or weather or not to be a slacker sailor on a fast boat? I am so confused? <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" />