Downwind Strategy Checklist
We’ve written in detail about various aspects of downwind strategy, but many readers like content summarized. In this post we […]
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Downwind Strategy and Tactics
Should You Use a Masthead Wind Indicator?
On a run with light and shifty wind, a masthead wind indicator is essential. The telltales on the shrouds are
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Downwind Boat Speed Checklist: Avoid the Slows
Are you working hard enough on downwind boat speed? It’s easy to lose focus, even though downwind sailing requires at
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Ten Ways to Use Shroud Telltales
As racing sailors, we’re striving to “become one with the wind,” instinctively making use of every little change. If you
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Sailing by the Lee: A Primer
We’ve had several newer sailors ask us about sailing by the lee. This is not a well-understood topic, especially for
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Downwind Strategy Mistakes Part 2: More Ways to Get Passed
In a previous post, we described four downwind strategy mistakes that cause sailors to lose places quickly. We had seen
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Downwind Tactics for Youth with Roble / Shea Sailing
In this week’s episode, Olympic qualifiers Stephanie Roble and Maggie Shea discuss downwind tactics for youth. Need a better way
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Downwind Tactics with Roble / Shea Sailing
In this week’s episode, Olympic Sailing Team members Stephanie Roble and Maggie Shea reveal their downwind tactics secrets. There’s plenty
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Choosing the Leeward Gate: Race Course Notes
What factors do you consider when choosing the leeward gate? Furthest upwind Favored side of the course for next beat
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Downwind Strategy Mistakes: Four Ways to Get Passed
As the 2019 summer racing season gets underway, your SailZing editors have been gathering race experiences to help drive home
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Strategic Priorities in Light Air and Breeze: Speed and Smarts
In Speed and Smarts #130, Dave Dellenbaugh provides a simple graph to help you determine strategic priorities for a race.
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Downwind Strategy: Use Apparent Wind Clues
Dave Dellenbaugh’s Speed and Smarts, Issue 130 (May/June 2014) has a very informative diagram showing how to use apparent wind
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Play the Shifts Downwind – Check Your Understanding
In winds up to 10 knots, the impact of shifts downwind is enormous… A boat working the shifts will gain
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Leeward Mark Preparation Checklist
Are you losing ground or making costly mistakes at leeward mark roundings? Like any high stakes, stressful task, it helps
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Sail Faster Downwind: In Pressure and By the Lee
I think our biggest gains were made downwind. … The boats really like to be sailed with some twist at
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