Getting Clear in Big Fleets
Keep it simple and understand your boat’s performance to better make gains and manage traffic in big fleets.
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Keep it simple and understand your boat’s performance to better make gains and manage traffic in big fleets.
Knowing why a rule was added to the rulebook may help you remember it, and keep you out of the protest room.
Want to win your next big event? Don’t overthink the problem, just follow these simple steps and you’ll be well on your way.
Regattas are often won not by the sailor with the most great finishes, but by the sailor with the fewest bad finishes.
Communication on the water and off are essentially the same; but more often than not, what you talk about on shore and in between regattas will have bigger rewards on the water.
Knowing when to deviate from the fundamental rules of racing makes for more accurate tactical decisions and greater success on the racecourse.
Leading the parade out of the mark is easy, but seizing the best opportunity to get back to the middle can be tough.
The annual race between LA and Honolulu schools even the best of sailors sometimes, but it teaches valuable lessons any racer can learn from.
All your decisions while racing need to balance what the boat is telling you and what you’re observing on the water, and what the instruments are telling you.
From TP52s to the America’s Cup, Terry Hutchinson has done it all. Here are his top 10 tips for improving your sailing game this season.
Practice makes perfect, and there’s no time to practice like before you head out for the season’s first big regatta.
Don’t do this! George Szabo shares ten high-risk tactical moves that have a low probability of paying off in a large fleet.
Keep it simple and understand your boat’s performance to better make gains and manage traffic in big fleets.
Knowing why a rule was added to the rulebook may help you remember it, and keep you out of the protest room.
Want to win your next big event? Don’t overthink the problem, just follow these simple steps and you’ll be well on your way.
Regattas are often won not by the sailor with the most great finishes, but by the sailor with the fewest bad finishes.
Communication on the water and off are essentially the same; but more often than not, what you talk about on shore and in between regattas will have bigger rewards on the water.
Knowing when to deviate from the fundamental rules of racing makes for more accurate tactical decisions and greater success on the racecourse.
Leading the parade out of the mark is easy, but seizing the best opportunity to get back to the middle can be tough.
The annual race between LA and Honolulu schools even the best of sailors sometimes, but it teaches valuable lessons any racer can learn from.
All your decisions while racing need to balance what the boat is telling you and what you’re observing on the water, and what the instruments are telling you.
From TP52s to the America’s Cup, Terry Hutchinson has done it all. Here are his top 10 tips for improving your sailing game this season.
Practice makes perfect, and there’s no time to practice like before you head out for the season’s first big regatta.
Don’t do this! George Szabo shares ten high-risk tactical moves that have a low probability of paying off in a large fleet.
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