Some experts say that strategy is more important than tactics. Good strategy gets you around the course faster, but it’s tempting to overthink strategy and forget that you are racing the boats around you. In this post we summarize five…
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Do you treat each part of the race as a fresh challenge? Sports psychologists suggest that addressing challenges in intervals maximizes performance. Sports such as tennis and football have built-in intervals that give players frequent chances to reset. In sailing,…
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In lake sailing, race strategy – using shifts, sailing in more wind, and course/fleet positioning – is often more important than pure boat speed. Different conditions require different strategies, and we’re always looking for better ways to think about strategy…
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How many times have you been burned at the windward mark, losing multiple places in less than a minute? It’s easy to do, since there are so many traps to avoid. For this post, we collected the available wisdom on…
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Successful sailors know how to manage their thought process during the race. In The Sailing Cycle, we described Zack Clayton’s approach. In the ILYA Fast Forward webinar series, Olympic qualifiers Steph Roble and Maggie Shea described an approach which they…
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Always, always use a line sight. Dave Dellenbaugh, in Speed and Smarts (Issue 128) Are you skeptical about the value of a line sight? Would it help to know that many top sailors consider it essential? Judging the location of…
