Why should you go match racing? Because you love to sail single and double handed. And because you want to improve your sailing skills. And because you want to have more fun on the water than you have ever had before. In a match race, you and your crew will perfect your boat handling skills much more quickly than in a series of fleet races. In that time, you will usually do a pre-start, 2 windward legs and 2 leeward legs. In the bay we could do longer more fun sails with the city front as part of our reward for being out there.

A match race has been likened to a chess game on the water. It is a usual race between two boats over a prescribed course. There is no handicapping. Each team tries to outwit the other through superior crew work, tactics and strategy and judicious use of the Racing Rules of Sailing (RRS). In a match race, you usually have only one other boat to beat and it does not matter if you win by one second or one minute. There is no second place in match racing – only a winner and losers, just as in a chess matches. Though almost all match races are sailed in identical, one-design boats, there is always major exceptions. In the America’s Cup, the boats are all designed to the America’s Cup Class rule, but each boat is slightly different than the other and speed differences are common. In the typical big money match race, the boats are basically identical and will theoretically sail at the same speed, the match is principally a test of crew work, tactics and strategy. The best crew should win the race. In more realistic working man races, with so many different boats - these traditions and rules need not apply. We race what we brung - as far as boats and equipment go, it is up to the skipper or crew.

If you are one of those who want to race or sail with others during Covid-19 issues it be without committee boats, so match boat racing may be our answer - 

I kinda like the city front to do these challenges. May 2nd may a good day to begin.

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I hope this will catch on. Let's open the conversation!