Sorry to break in but the answer is YES. (maybe not vs you personally but you know what I mean). Everybody is different. Some people have excellent hand-eye co-ordination whilst others have exceptional memories or other skills.

In the sailing world boat "feel" is probably the hardest thing to teach - you know that bit where the gust hasn't quite hit yet but you know to start de-powering whilst you know you don't need to with the next gust even though it looks the same on the water.

As I posted a second ago - skills can be learned and if one is dedicated enough to do the hours needed he/she should be able to get to the front of the top fleets. That said, a little natural talent will make the climb to the top a touch easier.

Tiger Mike