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Hello  im intrested in starting competing but how good do i have to be?
I can do planning tacks ,gybs in almost every way ,helicopter tacks and
so on ...but i dont still know if im good or not when compared with
other sailors!?Is the only way to find out to begin copeting?

: Hello  im intrested in starting competing but how good do i have to be?
: I can do planning tacks ,gybs in almost every way ,helicopter tacks and
: so on ...but i dont still know if im good or not when compared with
: other sailors!?Is the only way to find out to begin copeting?

Just do it. If you want to visualize, go once and watch.

-Jonathan (US233)

Compete in what -- waves? Racing? What kind? Free style?

The best way to learn to compete is to compete. If you win, you win. If
you lose, your skill improves. Either way you win.

You can't lose.

Mike \m/
Never Leave Wind To Find Wind

A friend of mine and I just got back from the Toucan Open in Nebraska. We
went with visions of short-board conditions and raced light winds in the
Windsurfer One-Design class instead. We had a blast...even without planing.

Race to learn and have fun. If you win, that's great too. Racing has
improved my sailing immensely. The occasional trophy sure stokes the ego
too, but that can't be the only motivation.

Get out there and race. See ya on the water,

Barry Ritchey (a.k.a. flat-water geek from New Mexico)

There was a gal at the Sr. Nationals who was in maybe her 2nd or 3rd
race. She took home 2nd or 3rd  place in the Womens.
Boy did she ask alot of questions, but how else ya gonna learn this
stuff, and at a race, you have a ready made panel of experts. Ask
around, get different opinions, try the things they tell you, use the
one's that work for you, and discard the one's that don't. Maybe
someday they will prove useful as your skill improve.
Just Do It!!!
later Roger
sailquik (Roger Jackson) US 3704  Ph. (301) 872-9459
Cert. Level 1 WS Instructor
F2 Thommen; North Sails/Rigs; True Ames/Rainbow Fins;