Tactical Subtraction by Addition
In light and shifty conditions, the tactician is often best working on his own. However, these conditions lend themselves to a lot of unnecessary advice.
In light and shifty conditions, the tactician is often best working on his own. However, these conditions lend themselves to a lot of unnecessary advice.
Sometimes sticking to the pre-race game plan means sticking with the fleet and minimizing the risk.
John Bertrand, the most successful campaigner of the Laser’s early years, is back in the class and striving to get to the head of it. Read the interview and view SW‘s photo archive of Bertrand’s early days. “From the Experts” from our July/August 2010 issue.
The upstart Weta Trimaran class assembled at St. Francis YC in San Francisco in June for the Sperry Top-Sider NOOD Regatta. West Coast Weta Distributor Dave Berntsen packed up a video highlight reel of their first ever West Coast Championship (won by Weta designer Chris Kitchen) for us. Check it out.
Prediciting a windshift is always a challenge, but late in the starting sequence, simply recognizing that it has occured can be enough.
J/105 partners Scott Whitney and Jason Woodley keep their summer winning streak rolling at the San Francisco NOOD.
©2010 JOY | International Melges 32 Class Association
©2010 JOY | U.S. Melges 24 Class Association
After a shameful episode on Rhode Island’s Narragansett Bay,_ SW_ associate editor Michael Lovett finds himself on the receiving end of Rule 30.3.
In the 1960s, the Fireball class opened up the world of high-perfrmance racing to anyone with access to a few sheets of plywood, through home-built boats were scarce at the 131-boat 2010 Fireball Worlds in Barbados. Chips Hayworth and Vyv Townend won for the second year in a row.
With its slick new 36-footer, J Boats says they’ve come up with the right boat at the right time. Tech Review from our June 2010 issue
For three successful one-design classes, a down economy is no time to rest on their laurels. Tech Review from our May 2010 issue
In light and shifty conditions, the tactician is often best working on his own. However, these conditions lend themselves to a lot of unnecessary advice.
Sometimes sticking to the pre-race game plan means sticking with the fleet and minimizing the risk.
John Bertrand, the most successful campaigner of the Laser’s early years, is back in the class and striving to get to the head of it. Read the interview and view SW‘s photo archive of Bertrand’s early days. “From the Experts” from our July/August 2010 issue.
The upstart Weta Trimaran class assembled at St. Francis YC in San Francisco in June for the Sperry Top-Sider NOOD Regatta. West Coast Weta Distributor Dave Berntsen packed up a video highlight reel of their first ever West Coast Championship (won by Weta designer Chris Kitchen) for us. Check it out.
Prediciting a windshift is always a challenge, but late in the starting sequence, simply recognizing that it has occured can be enough.
J/105 partners Scott Whitney and Jason Woodley keep their summer winning streak rolling at the San Francisco NOOD.
©2010 JOY | International Melges 32 Class Association
©2010 JOY | U.S. Melges 24 Class Association
After a shameful episode on Rhode Island’s Narragansett Bay,_ SW_ associate editor Michael Lovett finds himself on the receiving end of Rule 30.3.
In the 1960s, the Fireball class opened up the world of high-perfrmance racing to anyone with access to a few sheets of plywood, through home-built boats were scarce at the 131-boat 2010 Fireball Worlds in Barbados. Chips Hayworth and Vyv Townend won for the second year in a row.
With its slick new 36-footer, J Boats says they’ve come up with the right boat at the right time. Tech Review from our June 2010 issue
For three successful one-design classes, a down economy is no time to rest on their laurels. Tech Review from our May 2010 issue
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