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Sailboat Racing Tips: How to Hold Your Position on the Starting Line

Professional coach and champion sailor Mike Ingham guides us through the steps to defending a position on the starting line to get a fast and clean start.

By Mike Ingham

Updated: August 24, 2021

More: How-To, Ingham's insights, sailboat racing tips, starting, Tactics

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