I've been in that situation so many times, and seen others having the same problem, my thinking is to avoid the committee end of the line all together.
This is often a viable alternative. I race in a fleet where many skippers try to win the committee boat end of the line. At one point, I simply gave up on playing bumper-boats and instead tried to get clear-air starts down the line. My starts (and finishes) improved markedly.
Regards,
Eric
If you start at the end of the line, would you recommend a inmediate tack to port and once you have gained enough distance tack to starboard. By this time the fleet can be below you on a port tack and YOU have ROW. I have been debating about this, but I have not had a chance to do it yet.
Is this do-able? recomended for a low line start?
