Life in the Passing Lane
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
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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
Happy to finally have his hands on the new Velocitek ProStart, our tester is digging the upgrades.
Shift-playing, sail trim, tactics, tuning … Bronze and gold medalist Buddy Melges explains his approach. From Yacht Racing/Cruising, February 1983
Professional sailor, Ed Baird, revisits an instructional column from the 1981 issue of Yacht Racing/Cruising (Sailing World) about how to make decisions in the first minutes of the race.
Erik Shampain covers the basics of sail controls and their respective cause and effects.
Good onboard communications require using the right words at the right time
The Tactiqs performance analysis system offers a robust and practical way to measure and analyze race performance.
Putting the Forecast Into Play
Being rational in the face of random events can be a real challenge for all sailors
If the division of labor on your team isn’t producing the desired results, try change.
For Jud Smith, contesting the biggest one-design championship of the year on his home waters had its challenges, but he and his teammates were more than ready to take them all on, one race at a time.
The wisdom and teachings of sailboat racing’s most prolific author were always based on real experiences on the racecourse.
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
Happy to finally have his hands on the new Velocitek ProStart, our tester is digging the upgrades.
Shift-playing, sail trim, tactics, tuning … Bronze and gold medalist Buddy Melges explains his approach. From Yacht Racing/Cruising, February 1983
Professional sailor, Ed Baird, revisits an instructional column from the 1981 issue of Yacht Racing/Cruising (Sailing World) about how to make decisions in the first minutes of the race.
Erik Shampain covers the basics of sail controls and their respective cause and effects.
Good onboard communications require using the right words at the right time
The Tactiqs performance analysis system offers a robust and practical way to measure and analyze race performance.
Putting the Forecast Into Play
Being rational in the face of random events can be a real challenge for all sailors
If the division of labor on your team isn’t producing the desired results, try change.
For Jud Smith, contesting the biggest one-design championship of the year on his home waters had its challenges, but he and his teammates were more than ready to take them all on, one race at a time.
The wisdom and teachings of sailboat racing’s most prolific author were always based on real experiences on the racecourse.
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