Bill Colburn Shares Race Tips
SailZing.com Contributor Henry Chesnutt (Lake Harriet Yacht Club) chatted with MC Scow Champion Bill Colburn after he won a Lake […]
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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.
Starting: Shooting Up to Maintain Your Gap
Here’s a well-done video from the International Sailing Academy showing the importance of shooting up to maintain your gap on
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Wednesday Night Race Analysis – Two Keys to Success
Two of your SailZing editors battled it out in positions 1-2 for most of a recent Wednesday night MC race.
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Winning In a Big Breeze
Well, while one SailZinger was PRO for the race, the other was sailing to a win in the MC-Scow. The
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Racing Strategy Choices: Positioning by Stuart Walker – SailZing Book Review
Racing Strategy Choices Want a systematic approach to developing your race strategy? Stuart Walker (Positioning: The Logic of Sailboat Racing)
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Pre-Start Routine – SailZing Aha! Insights
Pre-Start Routine – Insights from Zenda U Mike Brown from Rush Creek YC shared the most valuable tips he received
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MC-Scow Midwinters – Aha! Insights from the Winners
Regatta Aha! Insights The 2017 MC Scow Midwinters (Lake Eustis Sailing Club, March 9-11) had 63 competitors from 13 states
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Finishing Strategies Board
Our SailZing “Sailing: Finishing Strategies” Pinterest board includes handy strategies for finishing a race well.
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Mark Roundings Board
Our SailZing “Sailing: Mark Roundings” Pinterest board includes tip for approaching and rounding a mark / buoy / gate.
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Sail the Lifted Tack – How and When?
Sail the Lifted Tack We all know this is a fundamental upwind racing strategy, but do we know when and
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Sailing a Smart First Beat | Sailing World
This article in Sailing World by Steve Hunt is a good summary of first beat strategy for intermediate sailors. It
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