Getting off the Line with Speed
Cut your acceleration time in half with this easy pre-start drill.
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Cut your acceleration time in half with this easy pre-start drill.
Practice makes perfect, and there’s no time to practice like before you head out for the season’s first big regatta.
Outhaul adjustments must be quick and easy. Here, says pro rigger Erik Shampain, is where purchase and line choice count.
Greg Fisher offers his top tips for little changes that can drastically improve your racing.
A few improvements, including a mast lever and a headstay adjuster changed the game for Skip Dieball and his 2015 Etchells World Championship winning team.
Rig-tension measurement gets an upgrade with the Spinlock tension gauge.
Jim Boren bought himself a Hunter 30 for his 90th birthday. Now he’s 91 and his over-60 crew has been cleaning up in the Wednesday night races.
Managing the big picture in the micro-moment of a race, a.k.a. how to screw it up and lose. That’s how this one went down.
The best squalls are the ones you get right, but nailing a perfect one while approaching the Molokai Channel in the Transpac Race can be sheer perfection.
Getting your A-Sail to really work for you requires constant adjustments with sailing angle and trim.
For tacking in the zone, understanding proper course, and handling incidents involving damage, three ISAF cases provide sound guidance.
Cut your acceleration time in half with this easy pre-start drill.
Practice makes perfect, and there’s no time to practice like before you head out for the season’s first big regatta.
Outhaul adjustments must be quick and easy. Here, says pro rigger Erik Shampain, is where purchase and line choice count.
Greg Fisher offers his top tips for little changes that can drastically improve your racing.
A few improvements, including a mast lever and a headstay adjuster changed the game for Skip Dieball and his 2015 Etchells World Championship winning team.
Rig-tension measurement gets an upgrade with the Spinlock tension gauge.
Jim Boren bought himself a Hunter 30 for his 90th birthday. Now he’s 91 and his over-60 crew has been cleaning up in the Wednesday night races.
Managing the big picture in the micro-moment of a race, a.k.a. how to screw it up and lose. That’s how this one went down.
The best squalls are the ones you get right, but nailing a perfect one while approaching the Molokai Channel in the Transpac Race can be sheer perfection.
Getting your A-Sail to really work for you requires constant adjustments with sailing angle and trim.
For tacking in the zone, understanding proper course, and handling incidents involving damage, three ISAF cases provide sound guidance.
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