You can gain or lose boats quickly while approaching, rounding, and exiting the windward mark. There are plenty of things to worry about, so we’ve compiled a windward mark preparation checklist to help you think ahead and consider everything. We’ve pulled together…
Are you working hard enough on downwind boat speed? It’s easy to lose focus, even though downwind sailing requires at least as much concentration as upwind sailing. For this post, we decided to compile a big picture list of things…
Race Signals Worksheet Think you know the race signals? Here’s a race signals worksheet to challenge yourself or your sailing school students. Simply download the worksheet and fill in the blanks for each flag shape: Name of flag (X, I,…
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Dave Dellenbaugh’s Speed and Smarts, Issue 130 (May/June 2014) has a very informative diagram showing how to use apparent wind clues to sail faster and smarter downwind. We present Dave’s diagram as a quiz, with his answers reprinted in the…
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Looking for a particular topic on SailZing.com? We have a system of categories to make this easy. Here are three ways to find SailZing posts by category. Category Search Our text search feature lets you search individual posts, categories and…
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I read the article, “Don’t be lazy with mainsheet tension.” I’m in my 3rd year at … and had been struggling some with how deep this fleet is. After reading the article I went and did some practice and then raced…
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In winds up to 10 knots, the impact of shifts downwind is enormous… A boat working the shifts will gain 10% versus a boat that ignores the shifts. Bill Gladstone, Performance Racing Tactics Playing the shifts downwind is one part…
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SailZing caught up with Will Hendershot at the 2018 Southeast Regional Regatta at Lake Eustis. Will had just completed several unique MC Scow modifications to reduce the chance for errors and make sailing the boat easier. See the mods in…
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Is it true that on some lakes in most conditions, you have to pick a side, rather than play the middle ? SailZing asked some top sailors to discuss their lake sailing strategy at the MC Southeast Regional Regatta at…
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For a useful understanding of the inner workings of the wind, check out Frank Bethwaite’s Higher Performance Sailing. In Chapter 4, “The Spectrum of the Wind,” he names and describes four distinct types of wind changes we see on the…
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