Watch as Dave Davenport, Lake Beulah Yacht Club and Lake Geneva Yacht Club, shares his Aha! Insights about sailing a C-Scow in a breeze with SailZing.com. Dave discusses: Proper Angle of Heel Pinching vs. Easing sail to avoid side-slipping Proper…
Upwind Handling & Performance
Improve your upwind handling and performance. Learn about upwind sail trim, steering, balance, tacking, and sailing in waves.
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We see a lot of sailors struggling to pull in their mainsheet rapidly while retaining control of the tiller. As an example, we’ve seen lots of less than ideal techniques for leeward marks: steering with foot on tiller while sheeting…
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Watch as Dave Davenport, Lake Beulah Yacht Club and Lake Geneva Yacht Club, shares his Aha! Insights about sailing through lulls with SailZing.com. Dave sails A-Scows, E-Scows and C-Scows and is the 2016 Nationals Champion skippering his A-Scow team “Redeye”.…
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In the MC class, your biggest opportunity to pass boats occurs while beating to windward. It separates the top 10 percent of the fleet from the rest. If you want to be a better MC-Scow sailor, boat speed is the…
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Upwind Boat Speed – Insights from Zenda U Mike Brown from Rush Creek YC shared the most valuable tips he received as a student at the 2017 Zenda U in Eustis, FL. We got three good insights from Mike. This…
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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…