This was a course we've had before, the big rectangle with an inserted beat to X and back to F but this time with no hook finish! This was probably the windiest Wed. so far and it was nice to use all the water but not so good being tied to F. It gets very cramped behind the line with only one boat at a time able to come in on starboard past the IDM. In a Southerly or Northerly the Clubhouse messes the wind up at the start. I only had one Solo (Tom) to worry about up the beat but the Lasers seemed to catch him and close on me rather quickly - it looked like their optimum wind strength. Later on, not wanting to be a spoilsport by getting too far ahead, I started the long beat instead of the short one and crew Chris was too trusting to point this out so we all seemed a lot closer together by the finish. The starting sequence, much tweaked by all Sailing Committees, certainly now does the job in most conditions so everyone sails in the same wind even if a few do a lap less. Jim had pangs of conscience about whether he too had gone wrong on the 2 beats and missed one out so honourably retired. Perhaps best not to start 2 beats at close adjacent marks.