Jake wants; "We are 10 seconds below the line... a gap is opening below us," or "We are three boatlengths below the line, JW has us closed out - start ducking." He can't help it - as an engineer, he needs quantified data, not subjective opinion.
Cuh-RACK that whip! <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />
Exactly. I want, "AT THIS POINT, WE'RE CLEAR OF THE LINE BY ABOUT 4 BOAT LENGTHS TO THE LEFT OF IT."
Then a follow up with a summary of the course would be great. Something like this; "JC AND KENNY CONTINUED GOING RIGHT AND IT LOOKS LIKE THEY'RE EATING A BIG HEADER AND SAILING INTO A HOLE. THE REST OF THE FLEET IS FOLLOWING US AND WE'VE GOT A BIG FAT PUFF COMING ON THE LEFT THAT APPEARS TO BE A HUGE LIFT."
Otherwise I'm going to proceed with implementing the plan to attach the tiller extension with a quick release pin so it can quickly serve as a 'whack-it' stick. As Dave Perry says in
Winning in one designs (I left it at work so I can't quote directly), such pointless information deserves a boom to the teeth.
