These two videos are about sailing in waves while either pinching or footing.  One would not ordinarily want to pinch in waves, but sometimes you may need to in order to hold a lane or to hedge toward an upcoming…

Video narrated by Sarah Ayton and Saskia Clark on upwind sailing, steering, tacking, trapeze technique.   Notice the emphasis on smoothness and keeping steering to a minimum. Upwind Sailing Tips by Sarah Ayton & Saskia Clark was last modified: April…

Narrated video about downwind sailing in a 470, including spinnaker hoist, skipper.crew roles, spinnaker trim, sailing low in the puffs, and gybing.

Sailing Terms Do you know what “about” means in the term “come about?”  Or “avast?”  The link below presents the most complete list of sailing terms I’ve found so far. Source: Sailing Terms (L-36.com) Sailing Terms from L-36.com was last modified: April…

This video is a good reinforcement of the need to make constant sail trim adjustments and minimize steering.  Many sailors need constant reinforcement on these points.  This video suggests practicing at first by just adjusting your mainsheet without steering much.…

This article addresses what to do if you have muscle imbalances. Apparently, repetitive actions in sailing can cause or worsen muscle imbalances without other conditioning to balance muscle groups. Examples are provided to discuss how to identify the issue. The article…