Another thing I see a lot on the race course is when a boat pitches, and the crew rights it, the stronger crew usually scrambles back aboard and starts getting the boat ready to race again while the crew is still trying to pull themselves aboard. (And it's usually the dude's wife/ GF left in the water--bad form. You know you'll be hearing about it for at least the next few legs and probably at the regatta party and into the next day.)

For crissake pull your FN crew aboard! Grab their life jacket or harness strap and yank, THEN start racing.

I hope a ton of n00bs are reading this thread. A lot of good info.

J