Match racing and team racing put the emphasis on using your boat handling and rules knowledge to the forefront to control the competition. This concept works best with boats that are equal in speed, and that do not have dramatic acceleration capabilities, as it keeps the competition from being a runaway.
Mike
I watched a Worlds Opti team race video on Youtube the other day and it is was all about positioning the team to foul, or block the other team. While good for kids(to learn the rules) it was very over the top and excessive use of the rules to win, which IMHO is not racing.
Just my opinion though
