“Get your head out of the boat” and “Sail by Feel” are both great pieces of advice for racing sailors, especially in small boats with limited (or zero) crew resources. This comes harder for sailors that didn’t grow up with…
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Ted Keller won the 45-boat MC Scow Train Wreck regatta held January 28-30, 2022, at Lake Eustis Sailing Club (LESC). Ted is also leading the Triple Crown series at LESC after two events. He graciously agreed to share some racecourse…
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Victor Kovalenko is arguably the most successful sailing coach in recent history. He was largely responsible for the improbable success of the Ukraine 470 sailing teams in the 1990s and the recent domination of 470 men’s sailing by the Australian…
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Top sailors tell us that angle of heel is everything. Are you having trouble maintaining constant angle of heel in breeze? A good sailor once told me that it’s simply a matter of choice – do what it takes to…
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How do you approach hull care? As we saw in our post, Hull Smoothness – What Matters for Speed?, hull smoothness matters but only to a point. In this post, we’ll cover how to achieve a smooth hull and ways…
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How much effort should you spend on hull smoothness? We decided to investigate this after seeing a variety of approaches. Many (maybe most) fast sailors put time into polishing the hull, but others don’t bother. Our primary source for this…