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…
I grew up sailing lasers and love having at least four sets (of mainsail telltales). Most sailors think this is overkill, but I think more information on the wind flowing thru the sail only can help. Rob Seidelmann, perennial MC…
Racing sailboats rarely function at better than 85% of their optimal upwind performance, even when managed by experts. This failure is due to the additional drag caused by inappropriate sail trim.Stuart Walker, A Manual of Sail trim Stuart Walker’s statements about…
You need a huge range of mainsheet tension to be fast in all conditions, especially in boats with bendy masts. – anonymous fast scow sailor Want to go faster upwind? Your biggest opportunity may be to pay more attention to…
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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