Second, the course is hardly substandard or outdated...it's the OLYMPIC sailing course that can be found
HERE.
Jake, just one correction. The Tornados have not raced around reaching marks for a long time (like since early 90s) (including the Olympics).
Personally, I'm not a huge fan of the reaching legs. But that's mostly because I suck at them. Haven't practiced them enough. I don't thinks they are a big deal when we are doing three laps around the course. Plenty of time for tactics after the first lap.