7- Starting Strategies: The Port Tack Approach

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This daring strategy takes advantage of the natural holes in the fleet that develop just before the start. While some sailors consider the port tack approach more of a back-up plan than a strategy, it can be very useful in a crowded fleet.
While appearing simple to execute, the elegance of this strategy is in the finer points. For example, it's important to follow through with the maneuver, and carry the port tack all the way to the windward side of the starting line gap. If you chicken out and tack too soon, you will have wasted a slot of clear air at a critical moment. Properly executed, the port tack approach leaves the skipper space on the line to foot down and accelerate for a start with full speed, in clear air.
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[@rofehamer2682]

when i started..........i always sailed up and down from the start line 40 minutes be fore the start
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so point is left and right shifts..............say at the gun it is on the right..........boats stacked at the commitee boat end............but i would always start at the leeward end....... because i know i will be the first into the LH shift
and visa versa
of course you have to be on the line a clean..... but sailinginto the fist shift always worked for me

[@thomaswalker9182]

best strategy 10/10

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[@axtoneli8682]

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[@samsonandre1486]

@Jesse Lucas definitely, been using instaflixxer for months myself =)