[color:"blue"]Jake said:
It depends how the line is set - typically they are slightly angled so the [color:"red"]committee boat is favored[/color]. This helps the committee boat see who is over early since they're likely to be closer to them. [/color]
[color:"red"]Not in California.[/color] It is almost always about 10 degrees favored to port. A couple of reasons for this are:
One. The committee boat does not want to be hit.
Two. The wind is usually a bit favored to the right side of the course, so you are squaring up that favor.
If you are sailing in CA with our typical principle race officers go to the middle of the line or lower (port), then when you get to the next breezeline (maybe 1 to 2 minutes) tack to the right side of the course.
Trick for California
Later,
Dan
