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Get Your Head out of the Boat and Sail by Feel!
“Get your head out of the boat” and “Sail by Feel” are both great pieces of advice for racing sailors, […]
Ted Keller’s Racecourse Notes – 2022 MC Scow Train Wreck
Ted Keller won the 45-boat MC Scow Train Wreck regatta held January 28-30, 2022, at Lake Eustis Sailing Club (LESC). […]
A Biography of Victor Kovalenko: Book Review
Victor Kovalenko is arguably the most successful sailing coach in recent history. He was largely responsible for the improbable success […]
Sailing Upwind by Constant Angle of Heel – John Bertrand
Top sailors tell us that angle of heel is everything. Are you having trouble maintaining constant angle of heel in […]
Hull Care – How to Get Smooth and Stay That Way
How do you approach hull care? As we saw in our post, Hull Smoothness – What Matters for Speed?, hull […]
Hull Smoothness – What Matters for Speed?
How much effort should you spend on hull smoothness? We decided to investigate this after seeing a variety of approaches. […]
Do You Have the Right Touch? Thoughts from Bruce Goldsmith
The skipper winning the most races inevitably is going to be the one with the best touch. I call touch […]
2021 SailZing Review: Highlights, Popular Content, Contributors
Here is the 2021 SailZing review of highlights, popular content, and contributors. This is our 4th annual end-of-year review. Highlights […]
Practice the Body Mechanics of Tacking to Improve Your Sailing
Many beginning and intermediate racing sailors could improve their sailing by focusing on the body mechanics of tacking. Good body […]
Lead Back on the Long Tack: Add this Move to Your Repertoire
A top sailor once told me to “lead back on the long tack.” At the time, it sounded good but […]
