Windward Mark Approach: Six Traps to Avoid
How many times have you been burned at the windward mark, losing multiple places in less than a minute? It’s […]
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Mark Strategy and Tactics
Windward Mark Rounding – Make Gains with Technique
How good is your technique at the windward mark rounding? Video evidence suggests that even some top sailors are not
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Wind Flows – Leeward Mark Rounding
Drone video helps us to capture scenarios showing decisions being made and clearly show the result. In this case, we
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Leeward Gate Tactics: 8 Tactical IQ Scenarios
SailZing.com is presenting a series of “Tactical IQ” sessions to help you think through common race situations. For this session,
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Keeping Your Lead, Part 1: Covering Tactics at the Leeward Mark
For many readers, including your editor, losing boats on the last leg is all too common. In this series of
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Plan the Next Beat: Ted Keller Comments
Several SailZing readers recently completed a sailing skills survey. One of the areas they requested help on was how to
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Leeward Mark Rounding Paths – Strategic or Tactical Rounding
Racing sailors face a constant stream of strategic and tactical decisions. In the heat of a situation, it’s easier to
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Windward Mark Preparation Checklist
You can gain or lose boats quickly while approaching, rounding, and exiting the windward mark. There are plenty of things to worry
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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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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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Leeward Mark Roundings – Principles and C-Scow Examples
Your SailZing editors served as the Race Committee gate boat for the C-Scow NNN Beulah Challenge on September 24, 2017
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Mark Roundings Board
Our SailZing “Sailing: Mark Roundings” Pinterest board includes tip for approaching and rounding a mark / buoy / gate.
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