yeah, I know...
This sport isn't completely 100% safe and never will be. As much as anyone messes with the windward mark- with offsets, "pre" offsets before the mark there is still the rest of the course. Driving at spring fever required a lot of situational awareness. It only takes one head in the boat moment dealing with a fouled jib sheet/downhaul/rotator to lose that awareness. I still have those moments of "crap, I just gybed and I am not sure I really checked my 6 o'clock."
anyway... we all gotta trust each other and maintain as much situational awareness as possible.
as a guy who races only a few times a year (and have only skippered 1 time)... it might be beneficial to have a "newbee skippers meeting" pre or post the regular skippers meetings at events to go over some rules/situations to be esp on the look out for. I admit i know few only a few rules, and much of what was said here is over my head...
