Ixnay on the behind the tramp thing. I mounted one on a post to the rudder pintles and it worked great until JC whacked it with the ugly stick during a gybe at Mug Race. Then all I saw was brown water for 30 minutes.

If you are going to do a forward looking shot, you probably need to mount the camera to an extension rod about 3 feet behind the rear beam. If it's beefy enough it won't bounce too badly. Now, if you can get it to move to the windward side, you're all set. Perhaps some linkage to the traveler?

And it has to be high enough off the deck so you don't just see the backside of the driver... But maybe those wide-lens models have solved that?

Anyone tried the windward shroud about head high (standing on deck) looking forward? Sure it would bounce around on the opposite tack and be covered by the spin, but at least you'd have a "good side" to work with?