Some experts say that strategy is more important than tactics. Good strategy gets you around the course faster, but it’s tempting to overthink strategy and forget that you are racing the boats around you. In this post we summarize five…
Racing Strategy & Tactics
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.
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We’ve written in detail about various aspects of downwind strategy, but many readers like content summarized. In this post we present a downwind strategy checklist, collected from previous SailZing.com content. These skills are not difficult, but all sailors can execute…
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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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A top sailor once told me to “lead back on the long tack.” At the time, it sounded good but it I didn’t really understand, and it went to the far reaches of my mind. Fortunately, a short video from…
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Do you treat each part of the race as a fresh challenge? Sports psychologists suggest that addressing challenges in intervals maximizes performance. Sports such as tennis and football have built-in intervals that give players frequent chances to reset. In sailing,…
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On a run with light and shifty wind, a masthead wind indicator is essential. The telltales on the shrouds are too affected by the sails to tell you what’s going on. Sailing Anarchy Forum I do not like them because…
