Improving Rules Compliance
What to do when someone wont spin.
What to do when someone wont spin.
Some of the trickiest rules are the ones that set the requirements for sailing the course. The problem in writing these rules is that they
An interview with world champion Trevor Baylis
How the Appeals Can Enhance Your Rules Saavy
In the 40th Anniversary Issue of Sailing World (July/Aug. 2002) we published a 1985 interview with Tom Whidden about steering big boats upwind. His downwind advice is timeless as well.
Though later defeated by the International Yacht Racing Union (ISAF’s predecessor) Henderson’s 1979 proposal to reform the policing of kinetics did have many valid points.
An alternative proposal by then 505 world champion Steve Taylor
A lot of good skippers stand up now when they’re steering upwind, and I think this is fast if it’s comfortable. You want to be
Sailing World presents David Dellenbaugh”s interview with Tom Whidden on the finer points of steering a big boat upwind, published in the April 1985 issue of Yacht Racing & Cruising.
Shifting gears on a boat is one of the most difficult aspects of sailboat racing and requires a knowledge of your boat, the conditions, and plenty of practice. Greg Fisher breaks down how to find the baseline, and then shift gears to get your boat going fast in all conditions. From the SW Archives, our June 1998 issue.
Sometimes you can think your way out of a race if you’re focusing on the wrong things, says Ed Baird. Simplifying your tactics will keep your racecourse priorities straight. From the SW Archive, our June 1996 issue.
What to do when the venue becomes to small
What to do when someone wont spin.
Some of the trickiest rules are the ones that set the requirements for sailing the course. The problem in writing these rules is that they
An interview with world champion Trevor Baylis
How the Appeals Can Enhance Your Rules Saavy
In the 40th Anniversary Issue of Sailing World (July/Aug. 2002) we published a 1985 interview with Tom Whidden about steering big boats upwind. His downwind advice is timeless as well.
Though later defeated by the International Yacht Racing Union (ISAF’s predecessor) Henderson’s 1979 proposal to reform the policing of kinetics did have many valid points.
An alternative proposal by then 505 world champion Steve Taylor
A lot of good skippers stand up now when they’re steering upwind, and I think this is fast if it’s comfortable. You want to be
Sailing World presents David Dellenbaugh”s interview with Tom Whidden on the finer points of steering a big boat upwind, published in the April 1985 issue of Yacht Racing & Cruising.
Shifting gears on a boat is one of the most difficult aspects of sailboat racing and requires a knowledge of your boat, the conditions, and plenty of practice. Greg Fisher breaks down how to find the baseline, and then shift gears to get your boat going fast in all conditions. From the SW Archives, our June 1998 issue.
Sometimes you can think your way out of a race if you’re focusing on the wrong things, says Ed Baird. Simplifying your tactics will keep your racecourse priorities straight. From the SW Archive, our June 1996 issue.
What to do when the venue becomes to small
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