Originally Posted by
BobJ
Seriously though...
Chris Harvey's video in the "Corinthian Race Buzz" thread revealed most of the problem. He was in the first start and got launched, but because of the light wind and holes around Blossom Rock buoy a lot of boats caught up to him (check the video at 3:00). As the westerly filled, more joined the pile until it reached 50-60 boats trying to get around Blossom. Changing the starting order wouldn't have helped much in this case. However it has mattered in other races. I think for the SSS Bay races the R/C should have the faster boats (not just the multihulls) start ahead of the slower boats to spread things out. Or better yet, let the singlehanders start last. It's getting pretty tough to be a singlehander in these huge fleets.