just a tread to get a funny story or two!
what is the strangest way you have ever won a race???
mine was a few years ago, i was sailing lightning 368 at a local regatta, it was blowing to the extent that your head would blow off your pint, well there were two of us in our start as everyone had wimped out, quite rightly so looking back now. just before the gun went the other boat capsized. so the gun sounded and of i went on the run (we started on a run), i was flying so quickly i couldnt control the boat properly not to mention being able to see jack because of the spray, well i had gone about 250yard bang in i went, deathrolled and thrown from boat, the boat drifted off and i ended up swiming probably near on half a mile untill i caught it lodged firmly in the mud. i was rescued.
they presented me the prize for being the only boat to cross the starting line. got a bottle of whiskey, result