<html><head><style type='text/css'>p { margin: 0; }</style></head><body><div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000'><P>Keay</P>
<P>I just checked your race results and you are the smallest/slowest (in theory) boat out there. Pat and Michael have done a good job of describing the pitfalls of port starts. Imo with that fleet you should strive for hitting the line on time and at speed. Even if you nail the coveted favored end the fleet will roll you so you need to go for CLEAN AIR. Remember low and fast will get you to the mark faster than high and slow. I just live up the road from Sequoia YC and if I can get away for your next race I'll let you know. Perhaps you can find room for me and I'll try to morph some of my limited experience on you. </P>
<P>Cheers</P>
<P>Tom McIntyre</P>
<P>Spitfire #802</P>
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<P>----- Original Message -----<BR>From: "Keay Edwards" <keay@keay3.net><BR>To: tuna@myfleet.org<BR>Sent: Monday, November 29, 2010 4:47:55 PM<BR>Subject: [Santana 22] More questions<BR><BR>All,<BR><BR>I have been running over in my head how I can do better in my next mid-winters race. I made several errors in both the start as well as my sail trim. I know I turn to you guys, maybe a little too often, for information, but hope you might still pass along any thoughts you might have on a diagram I have posted to my santana page.<BR><BR>Thanks Much,<BR><BR>Keay<BR><BR>http://keay3.blogspot.com/2010/11/stratageecal-thinking.html<BR>_______________________________________________<BR>Tuna mailing list<BR>Tuna@myfleet.org<BR>http://myfleet.org/mailman/listinfo/tuna<BR></P></div></body></html>