Jonva
Floater
The subject of the upwind groove was discussed in this thread from a few weeks ago:
http://sailingforums.com/threads/footing-or-pinching-how-do-you-find-the-groove.28641/
and if you search you may find more discussions from earlier. Starting I haven't seen recently but a search of this forum and the laser forum (which has a higher percentage of racers) should likely turn up some useful discussions. The Sunfish bible also had some useful discussions on racing starts. Good luck and keep practicing!
http://sailingforums.com/threads/footing-or-pinching-how-do-you-find-the-groove.28641/
and if you search you may find more discussions from earlier. Starting I haven't seen recently but a search of this forum and the laser forum (which has a higher percentage of racers) should likely turn up some useful discussions. The Sunfish bible also had some useful discussions on racing starts. Good luck and keep practicing!