We were on the water during the recent Opti New Englands and were very impressed by the efficiency of the starting line. The races went off like clockwork. It was amazing. We also liked the 4 flites instead of multiple flites with two colors for each start. They did not have to wait at the starting line for the second color to show up for the next start (this happens when you have 6-8 flights and keep switching the pairings for each race (blue vs pink and then yellow vs green and grey vs purple for race 1 and then blue vs yellow, etc. for race two). The way Kenny did it, Race 1 had four starts, gray, green, yello and purple. Race 2 the same. That night, the computers did a new split keeping the fleets balanced with the rock stars in different flites. The next day had the same four starts for each race. They got off 4 races each day. It was the most efficient Opti racing we have every seen…and we have seen more than our share between Orange Bowl and our time in the Class (My husband Rick was Opti Class President for several years and has been to several European, South American and World championships).
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