Racing is a LOT of fun. The biggest boat I've raced is a 420, but it's all more or less the same thing: before the start, you have boats flying around inches from each other, and once it starts, all the boats beat upwind and converge at one mark, then head downwind. From there on it's always fun to watch (or participate in) the rounding of the mark(s). Lots of screaming (and cursing
).