Eric and other Uni's
What I do now, again, this is for a Uni in a open class, is automatically start at the opposite end on the line where the rest of the class is ( most of the time, I will be at the pin end, port start)
and, it is very nice, for you have unobstucted view of the pin, the line and the RC boat ( flags and such)
....bang,...you are off!
...at worst( 50% 0f the time), I have to duck 1 lead boat ( in my case, an I-20),for we will be equal at crossing, but I am on port....and off I go, full throttle, no problem
...the other 50% of the time, the Uni is 1st at crossing, ditto to above...
Maximize what the Uni does best, outpointing every jib cat by 10 - 15 degrees.......
.....oh yes,...when you are smokin' everyone, you will get a tremendous urge to sing....I believe you will have a silly grin on also...

regards,
Bruce
St. Croix