acht racers, as Classic Boat readers well know, are apt to wear silly clothes and talk nonsense and say things like: “To finish first, first you have to finish.” Well, duh. This is when they’re not all shouting “water” at a nearby boat that is obviously in water, because that’s where sailing happens. Well double duh. Other things they’re fond of shouting are: “where’s the protest flag?;” “the results are a travesty;” “I’m getting my lawyer on to this;” and “Rule 17
