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    Posted: 06 Sep 22 at 7:57am
I remember back in the day that the pathfinder in race 1 was the boat who came 10th in the practise race, I wonder if that ever led to just 9 boats completing the practise race and the rest not going through the finish?
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Not sure about only 9 finishing, but I do recall an Ent Worlds where a load of the fleet gave up half way through the practice race and they still made whoever came 10th in it the pathfinder for the 1st race of the worlds.

It led to almost everyone trying to start as early as possible.

And you guessed it, the pathfinder was first around the windward mark!
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Originally posted by MikeBz

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If you offered anyone in the top 25% of the fleet the opportunity of being pathfinder tomorrow I very much doubt they would take it, even under the current format.   Taking a flier on the first beat is just too risky, more so without it being a considered decision based on the actual conditions of the day.
10th is about 25% down a lot of fleets, maybe 20% down the smaller size of fleet where gate starts are being considered? I don't think the number '10' is set in stone, for a really big fleet some other position might be preferable.                             


 From a race committee perspective, you want a pathfinder who people regard as 'beatable' to encourage the bulk of the fleet to start early/middle of the gate, not have some massive rammy two and a half minutes into a 3 minute gate.                                             

 

From a competitor perspective, I think the 'advice' to start late if you're not a 'gold fleet dude' is poor, it's a recipe for being in a lot of congestion. A lot to be said for going early and seeing how the top sailors do it.
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