How to achieve the start of the season

Why do some boats always seem to reach the first mark ahead of the rest of us? It could be his or her starting technique is more polished and while we are struggling to reach the start line, the other boat is romping up the first leg into the distance. Andrew Porteous tried to address that issue on January 24th to help our less expert sailors understand where they might be going wrong. With a little input from Bill Inches and John Ferguson, most of our members questions should be hopefully resolved for the start of the new season which is fast approaching.
The next talk on Resuscitation and Radio usage, will be delivered by Rick Raeburn on February  21st at 19:30 in the clubhouse.