Stern Chaser / Pursuit Race
Darren Brown
In addition to the current Pro series, it might be nice to have a stern chaser. This could be based on a persons ranking with your individual start time being delayed accordingly to your handicap. Might be exciting for say lower ranked players starting several seconds ahead of the more advanced players who would try to catch up. Could lead to nice and close finishes as well as a more mixed result.
Darren Brown
Just thought of another option with this. Most yacht clubs run their serious races on Saturdays and have a more casual stern chaser on Sundays or Wednesday evenings. One option may be to reduce the Pro series (for example) down to say 5 days a week and have stern chasers on the other days - like a real yacht club.