Race starts are an important part of ensuring you have a good race, and there are a number of aspects that come in to producing a good start:
- Being on the line on time
- … at the favoured end of the line
- … with clean air
- … at maximum speed
- … and going in the preferred direction
While all of these contribute to a good start, the most important is starting on time, otherwise all the others are completely irrelevant.
And for RBYC races, the tactics you might employ are quite different depending on the type of race being run – a fleet or pursuit race….