We never went into any particular race saying, ‘Oh, you’ve got to go left,’ or ‘You’ve got go right.’ You had to continually adapt up the beat and see where the pressure was. There were pretty big pressure differentials and…
Allan Haeger
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With clear air, you’ll have superior boat speed, along with the opportunity to respond to any wind shift… Championship Tactics, by Gary Jobson and Tom Whidden Clear Air Upwind – Don’t Settle for Less Try to sail near a champion…
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Ladder Rungs Help You Understand the Race Course and Avoid Misconceptions Many sailors have basic misconceptions about race course geometry. This leads them to to think incorrectly about questions such as: Should I reference the windward mark when determining where…
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I have been using the Velocitek Shift as my tactical compass. I like the accuracy, responsiveness, the ability to set your median headings on each tack, the start timer, and the easy to read numbers. The Shift is a sophisticated…
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MC-Scow Board Height Adjuster One go-fast technique for many types of boats is to raise the centerboard or lee boards a few inches to counteract weather helm as the breeze builds. This moves the boat’s center of lateral resistance aft…
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The older style MC-Scows lack a board pull-down line. If your board doesn’t go down all the way in a tack, you are stuck with two bad options: live with it, or go to the low side and push it…