Hi Gary

It might be your forum picture ,-
just joking with you a little on the triangle and veers etc ,-the written word always seems more harsh than ever intended .
Have sailed the T ,-and tryed a mystere once ,-there were a few of them in the 98 Worrell race , good boats though large volume hulls .


The best thing to improve and find answers to these types of questions any sailor could do is race .
I had a knee injury so I,ve been out for the last year ,
thinking of racing the Atlantic 1000 mile race again ,but realize I really need some race and sailing time in before attempting another.
Racing with others will excellerate the learning process and develop your sailing skills to handle a boat on all points of sail in varied conditions 10 times faster than just cruising.
It is a little hard on the ego at first ,-no one wins right off ,but it is the best way to find out many of the questions your asking ,that direct competition and input from other sailors is invaluable as well.-
Sounds like your already a very good sailor ,-that will take you to the next level ,-plus generally a very nice,energetic ,fun group of people that sail and race .
have fun
all the best