How good is your technique at the windward mark rounding? Video evidence suggests that even some top sailors are not always consistent. In this post, we discuss techniques, show some examples of gains and losses, and link to expert videos…
This category develops your ability to sail smart, focusing on racing strategy and tactics. Subcategories include strategy principles, tactical principles, and specific strategies and tactics for starting, upwind, downwind, reaching, marks and finishes.
Drone video helps us to capture scenarios showing decisions being made and clearly show the result. In this case, we saw a leeward mark rounding that might be helpful to share. We also roughly modeled the scenario with wind tunnel…
Given the importance of a good start, you’d think that everyone would work very hard to master the techniques. But how many of us actually have good starting performance? We studied SailZing’s drone video of one MC Scow race and…
One of our readers told us he sees lots of sailors losing ground because they don’t realize the importance of getting the windward mark laylines right. We were skeptical until we reviewed our recent drone videos and saw several examples…
Ducking another boat is something you don’t want to do often. As Stuart Walker says, “Don’t let ’em cross.” But sometimes a duck can give you a strategic or tactical advantage, especially if it’s well-executed. In this article, we’ll cover…
To continue our series on keeping your lead, we turn to covering tactics on the beat. We reviewed several books and online articles and found two helpful summaries: How to Cover Upwind, by Dave Dellenbaugh (in Sailing Breezes) and Chapter…
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