Dont be shy – look and ask

Look and Talk You must have heard it before, but it is true, go and look at the top boats. Start by copying their setup, after all it must be fast.
Then talk to the top sailors, most are more than happy to chat, and it will probably only cost you a coke. Ask them why they have the boat the way it is? and how they handle the boat in different conditions?, you may be surprised: and find that much is a compromise and not an out and out setting or method! But dont take my word for it, ask.
A fleet will only get faster if ideas are shared and the top guys feel pressure and the need to go faster, this must surely help everybody.