I was at a regatta this weekend and was doing pretty well....until the windward mark. Heading downwind, I easily lost two or three boats. The breeze was 10 to 15 and there was some nasty chop. My controlls were eased so that the mast was fairly straight, but that didn't seem to help. Besides trying to surf the waves, are there any things I can do (tactics) to see that this doesn't happen again?? thanks