From childhood you are taught to look both ways when you cross a street and look four ways when you are at an intersection. In sailboat racing, you have to be aware of what is going on around you and plan ahead and be prepared.

Easy to say, hard to do. <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/smirk.gif" alt="" /> See my new post about two-boat-length circle.