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Allan Haeger
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Shaping Your Mainsail, Part 1: Angle of Attack
Welcome to our series on upwind mainsail trim. This article covers Angle of Attack, which is Part 1 of a […]
Realistic Appraisal: Mental Skills for Sailing, Part 4
Man blames fate for other accidents, but feels personally responsible when he makes a hole in one. Horizons Magazine, quoted […]
Understand Focus: Mental Skills for Sailing, Part 3
Everyone knows you have to “focus” to do well in sailing. But what do you understand focus to mean? Is […]
Playing Hard: Mental Skills for Sailing, Part 2
I want to bring that childlike approach every night – just go out there and have fun. I want to […]
Mental Skills for Sailing – Part 1: Know Why You’re Competing
Baseball is 90% mental. The other half is physical. Yogi Berra The big variable is your state of mind. Big […]
Windward Mark Laylines: Get them Right
One of our readers told us he sees lots of sailors losing ground because they don’t realize the importance of […]
Ducking: Decide and Execute
Ducking another boat is something you don’t want to do often. As Stuart Walker says, “Don’t let ’em cross.” But […]
Keeping Your Lead, Part 2: Covering Tactics on the Beat
To continue our series on keeping your lead, we turn to covering tactics on the beat. We reviewed several books […]
Ease the Bolt Rope to Keep Your Sail in Shape
Is your sail more than a year old? If so, you should ease the bolt rope to bring the sail […]
MC Boards Sticking? Three Potential Causes
If you have an MC Scow numbered 2476 or earlier, you may have had the lee boards stick in the […]

