Baseball is 90% mental. The other half is physical. Yogi Berra The big variable is your state of mind. Big differences in performance … [happen] because you sometimes draw on your sailing skills in the most productive way, and at…
Dave Perry
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With the summer season approaching, it’s time to brush up on the racing rules of sailing. Not knowing the rules leads to trouble: DSQ, boat damage, and potential loss of respect by your fellow sailors. We can all improve our…
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Get into the habit of using the same starting approach every time. Greg Fisher, College of Charleston Head Coach and multiple class champion Develop a Routine Starting Line Approach To improve your starts, many experts suggest you use the same…
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Build Racing Skills with these 5 Books To build racing skills, it’s always good to refresh your understanding of key concepts and skills, so you can take them up a notch, or least not slip backwards. Here are five books…
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Rules Changes for 2017-2020 The 2017-2020 edition of the Racing Rules of Sailing contains over 40 changes from the previous version. Here we summarize the essence of eight key on-the-water changes. Rule 2 (preamble) now states that, even if you are…