We started at the pin end almost every race. Stayed on starboard until we got about an 8 degree header, flopped to port, and sailed in foot mode all the way to the weathermark. I don't think we ever rounded out of the top 5, and more than once, we were the first boat to the weather mark.

Traffic at the gate dictated whether we went left or right on the next upwind leg. Left was my preference, but we went right on a couple of legs and didn't seem to loose any boats.