What's the big deal with tactics and one-design racing? You guys keep talking like there's something magical happening out there on the race course, and I'm just not seeing it.
As far as I can see, the only tactics are when to cover if you're in the lead, or when to break cover if you're behind. What am I missing?
Well, the same sort of tactics come into play in handicap racing. I agree that a H14 shouldn't try to cover a H20. But it often will pay off for a H20 to cover a Nacra 6.0, for example. But not always, which calls for tactical thinking.
Most of the regattas I go to have the open division broken out by Portsmouth number. D-PN < 69 goes into Division 1, and D-PN > 69 goes into Division 2. This keeps the boats close enough to each other for tactics to be a consideration.
