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It's a little unusual to have waves that far out of line with the wind. Usually, upwind is also 45 degrees to the waves. So, on starboard tack, were the waves on your beam? Think of waves as alternating current. On the face of the wave the current is foul (against you) and on the back the...

Yep. Perzactly. If you know the ordinary ROW rules, you know most of enough to stay out of trouble on a race course. 'Course, when it gets to the fine technical points of tactics, more detailed RRS understanding is needed, e.g., the implications of "no proper course before the starting...

Sabrina, it sounds like you've mastered the most essential skill for small-boat sailing: capsize recovery. The advantages to racing are that it speeds up your learning curve and gets you in contact with other Sunfish sailors.

You got some good replies. Put the America's Cup aside; match racing uses a different set of rules and those guys are more likely to push them all. The RRS aren't so much different from the right-of-way rules between any two sailboats, except in situations such as marks & obstructions...