[quote=Fred Douglass;910408-if you want your sailboat to go upwind as well (or better) than any in the race, ,[/QUOTE]
I have almost always been better at beating than running or reaching myself. I am also able to keep more of the main up in a good breeze than most other people can but I'm not afraid to really crank on the outhaul to flatten the bottom half.
(non-sailors are saying "what's he talking about?")
Wayne