Sailors Helping Sailors Race Faster & Smarter
What SailZing.com is
SailZing.com is a free library of racing skills for sailors who want to move up the standings. It isn’t a news site. Every article is built to stay useful season after season.
We write for the club racer. You handle the boat well, but you want more confidence at the start, at the mark and in a rules call. You’re in the right place.
How we teach
We start simple. Each article opens with the core idea, shown in a diagram, animation or video, and we define every racing term the first time it appears.
The depth sits right behind it: tuning guides, the racing rules quoted word for word, and what top sailors and coaches say. When the experts disagree, we show both sides and then tell you what we think.
Our long-running series
- Aha! Insights Sailors share the moment something finally clicked, and thank the person who showed them.
- Lake Smarts Local knowledge from home waters, from specific lake guides to shore effects and lake breezes.
- Mods Small changes to your boat and gear that make you faster or make racing simpler. Always check your class rules first, since a mod that’s legal in one class may not be in another.
Have one to share? Email Mail@SailZing.com.
Who we are
Rob Hudson and his friend Al Haeger founded SailZing.com. Rob races a Melges 15 out of the Sarasota Sailing Squadron, and he has also sailed C-Scows, MC-Scows and, earlier, X-Boats in the Midwest. When Rob tells a story here, it’s about something he learned on the water and how it can help you.
Al shaped much of SailZing.com’s content and programs, and his work is all through this site. We lost Al on February 10, 2023. We salute Al for his contribution to sailing education.
What else we do
SailZing StayTales™ shroud telltales and several other products, made in Sarasota, Florida, at Shop.SailZing.com. We work with the ILYA on certain content, including the ILYA #FairSailing hub, and our logo may be seen in its Scowlines newsletter. And there are explainer videos and webinars on our YouTube channel.
How we stay independent
Our opinions are our own. We earn from some Amazon links, our YouTube videos and our own products, and we say so. The details are on our Disclosure page.
Say hello
Spotted a mistake, have a question, or want a topic covered? Contact us or email Mail@SailZing.com.
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SailZing.com is published by SailZing, LLC in Sarasota, Florida.