We ran across Nautical Language, a fascinating page on the Sea the Sea website. Nautical Language explains the meaning and origin of over 200 everyday expressions from our seafaring roots. Here are some of our favorites: Aloof: A nautical order to…
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…
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…
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…
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…
During a 2018 Southeast Regional roundtable discussion at Lake Eustis, the expert panel commented on heavy air boat speed. Jeremy Pape is not among the heavier sailors, but he is fast in breeze. He gave us an insight about the need…
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