Yeah...balance. "In the old days" I recall downwind finishes as very rare but the 'B' mark was always judiciously mixed in. While the gate and downwind finishes are interesting it seems some RC's get "stuck" on calling one course, for the day. In 15 events sailed in the past two seasons I recall an upwind finish at three events, and at two of those it was only the last race of the day. I'm happy to hear the comments in favor of the reaching mark. And even if not a B mark, how about more 6's and 7's?<img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />