My 2 cents worth.

Drops are good.

There are many sailors in all classes, that don't have the boat of their dreams,
don't get to sail anything like as often as they would wish and often suffer
calamity <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif" alt="" /> in a race here or there by virtue of the aforementioned constraints.

I am a regular back of the fleet dweller still coming to terms with the fact that
two hulls are better than one. I am always optimistic, that the next race will be better.
I race for fun. I race to learn from those that are better than me.

Knowing I can drop a "stuff up" keeps me keen to do better for the rest of a series and
encourages me to try things rather than play it safe. Whilst it's unlikely that any silverware
will end up on my mantle piece, in my book,8th over 9th is a victory worth having.<img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /><img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

Drops keep me in the game and the fleet is bigger by one, whenever I go out.<img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

It's the majority at the back that highlight just how good the winners are.<img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

Cheers.

P.S. Tim...The Vic web site looks great with its new style.