Hey
What i ment is alot of people i know try to over rake their masts thinking this but if your main goes block to block while flatening your sail thats the best way to sail. Say person A doesn' have much experiance and another person B has more experiance and the same rake and same set up all over, which would win with pointing and speed.
When i was in melbourn racing we all set your boats the same way to prove experiance is most important and we found out the more experianced guys would point better and sail fatser. But when you have them both, skill and experiance you should do well.
Jules