given the level of visibility, how many near misses are reported.? Having never been there & heard all about the close calls that occur, the picture certainly would worry some.
The visibility isn't a problem as Gary said. What makes it intense is the number of boats in a small space. You have to watch where you are going, and keep an eye out under the spinnaker.
But realistically it's no worse than sailing at the Wildcat Regatta or on Sydney Harbour on a weekend. The fleet at the Sauna Sail is much smaller than it used to be (I've heard they had 600 boats once) so we are spoilt for space on the lake these days anyway.
I can remember trying to crew a 49er down Sydney Harbour on a Saturday afternoon. The only tactic was to keep gybing to avoid all the other boats - it wasn't much fun. The Sauna Sail is not that bad.
