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,
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Boat Handling and Performance
Mark Control Settings – Get Fast, Quicker
If Olympic sailors, coaches, and America’s Cup teams take the time to mark control settings, why shouldn’t the rest of
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Light Air, Big Fleet: Race Course Notes
Race 1 of the 2020 MC Midwinters at Lake Eustis Sailing Club was sailed with 60 boats in very light
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Capsize Causes and Solutions – Part 3: Waves and Avoiding Other Boats
Here’s Part 3 of our list of capsize causes and solutions for small boat sailors. In Part 1, we covered upwind
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Capsize Causes and Solutions – Part 2: Off-wind Balance
Here’s Part 2 of our list of capsize causes and solutions for small boat sailors. In Part 1, we covered
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Capsize Causes and Solutions – Part 1
As promised in our post on major mistakes, here’s our cut at a definitive list of capsize causes and solutions
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Major Mistakes: Here are Twelve You Can Avoid
The great helms[people] are those who are able to recognize the imminence of major mistakes and act to avoid them
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Flat Water Steering: Six Tips to Sail Smoother and Faster
How smooth are you at flat water steering? Minimizing rudder movement is key to good boat speed. If you answer
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Opti Sail and Bail
Water under your boat can be fast. Water IN your boat is almost always slow. 2018 Australian & 2018 New
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Get Comfortable Executing Penalty Turns
Unexpected incidents … can jeopardize your results and will need decisive action. Taking a penalty is the easiest solution –
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Sailing with Crew in the MC Scow: Matt Fisher Comments
SailZing asked Matt Fisher to write an article about sailing with crew in the MC. Matt and crew finished 3rd
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Does Hull Speed Matter for Small Boat Racing?
In a Wednesday night pizza session, some of my sailing buddies had a “highly intellectual” conversation about this question: does
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Improved Racing Results: One Sailor’s Progress
Most sailors want improved racing results. That’s why SailZing was excited to note the progress of Devon Howe, MC sailor
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Practice Rudderless Sailing to Improve Your Boat Speed
Rudderless Sailing This video from Norman Sailing shows Optis using the sails and body weight to steer the boat. Minimizing
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Sail Trim Board
Our SailZing “Sailing: Sail Trim” Pinterest board includes quite a few handy references for proper sail trim and tell-tale usage
Gain Dinghy Handling Skills With Fresh Insights
Steve Cockerill shared top tips for dinghy handling at the RYA Suzuki Dinghy Show in London in early March 2017.
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