New Moth Drill

Sitting here in the frigid north dreaming about warmer days, I was thinking of fun things to do when I get to go sailing next.  George and I always joke that we are like fighter pilots on our moths, and  after thinking back about the cafeteria at WPNSA during the worlds I am sure there are many other moths sailors that feel the same way.  Recently George and I have started playing follow the leader.  Where the goal is to shake the other boat off your tail.  Why not take it a step further and have a "dog fight" it could be really fun and good for boat handling.  In the "dog fight" the right of way rules still applying, especially no hunting!  Two boats could "engage" by coming at each other on a reach.  After the initial cross the two boats would either try to tack or gybe to change direction and get after the other boat.  Foiling tacks would be the equivalent of gaining altitude and potential energy since you would gain distance to windward.  If successfully pulled off I bet this would be a heck of a lot more entertaining than watching a match race.

So those of you who have a training partner.  Give it a go, let me know if you also enjoy chasing another boat around in circles.  Maybe we could have the unofficial moth dog fighting championships this January in Australia.