How to Build a Sailing Team
Whether building a new team or rebuilding one for the next season, consider how best to combine trust, experience and commitment, as well as skills.
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Whether building a new team or rebuilding one for the next season, consider how best to combine trust, experience and commitment, as well as skills.
The technique is simple, but the perfection of a late main jibe comes all comes down to timing.
Where there is wind, there is speed, so the goal of the wind spotter is to look for clues on the water and above.
Consider some old-school advice on easy ways to finish well by not making these simple mistakes.
Here’s a quick and easy way to determine the right downwind angle using a few simple tools.
Tactics and boatspeed are one thing, but you still need a reasoned overall strategy before starting any race.
If you’re struggling to keep pace with the top boats, here’s how to look at their settings and make your adjustments on the fly.
Bill Gladstone explains the techniques of sailing fast in choppy waters. From Sailing World, September 2001.
Lessons learned from the America’s Cup can improve your understanding of wind shadows in fleet racing. From Sailing World, December 1995
Making a great comeback isn’t a piece of cake, but if you psych yourself up to catch boats, you can do it. From Sailing World, September 1990
When it comes to managing windshifts on the fly, commit these rules to memory and you’ll be just fine. (From Sailing World, June 1987)
Shift-playing, sail trim, tactics, tuning … Bronze and gold medalist Buddy Melges explains his approach. From Yacht Racing/Cruising, February 1983
Whether building a new team or rebuilding one for the next season, consider how best to combine trust, experience and commitment, as well as skills.
The technique is simple, but the perfection of a late main jibe comes all comes down to timing.
Where there is wind, there is speed, so the goal of the wind spotter is to look for clues on the water and above.
Consider some old-school advice on easy ways to finish well by not making these simple mistakes.
Here’s a quick and easy way to determine the right downwind angle using a few simple tools.
Tactics and boatspeed are one thing, but you still need a reasoned overall strategy before starting any race.
If you’re struggling to keep pace with the top boats, here’s how to look at their settings and make your adjustments on the fly.
Bill Gladstone explains the techniques of sailing fast in choppy waters. From Sailing World, September 2001.
Lessons learned from the America’s Cup can improve your understanding of wind shadows in fleet racing. From Sailing World, December 1995
Making a great comeback isn’t a piece of cake, but if you psych yourself up to catch boats, you can do it. From Sailing World, September 1990
When it comes to managing windshifts on the fly, commit these rules to memory and you’ll be just fine. (From Sailing World, June 1987)
Shift-playing, sail trim, tactics, tuning … Bronze and gold medalist Buddy Melges explains his approach. From Yacht Racing/Cruising, February 1983
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