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1 TIDE FOR THE CHANGE
It’s a light wind race with a beat to the first mark, and there is a strong tide running from right to left (looking upwind) in the starting area. You have checked the line bias against the wind on the flags on the committee boat and can see that the race officer has laid the square to the wind he’s measured. Which point on the start line would give an immediate advantage at start time?
Starting by the committee boat at the up-tide end gives an immediate advantage
