Many beginning and intermediate racing sailors could improve their sailing by focusing on the body mechanics of tacking. Good body mechanics will help you tack quickly and smoothly, keep control of the tiller extension, and be ready to hike and…
MC-Scow
-
-
Race 1 of the 2020 MC Midwinters at Lake Eustis Sailing Club was sailed with 60 boats in very light air (2-5 mph). The RC made the course very short (0.2 miles) in order to stay within the only part…
-
We see a lot of sailors struggling to pull in their mainsheet rapidly while retaining control of the tiller. As an example, we’ve seen lots of less than ideal techniques for leeward marks: steering with foot on tiller while sheeting…
-
Brian Brickler and Dave Porter, Lake Beulah Yacht Club, discuss Aha! Insights on setting jackstay tension for the thicker jackstays on a C-Scow with SailZing.com. Loose Jackstays – Watch for Mast “Pulse” Brian asked Dave how you know when you’ve…
-
Watch as Dave Davenport, Lake Beulah Yacht Club and Lake Geneva Yacht Club, shares his Aha! Insights about sailing through lulls with SailZing.com. Dave sails A-Scows, E-Scows and C-Scows and is the 2016 Nationals Champion skippering his A-Scow team “Redeye”.…
-
Watch as Dan Guidinger and Dan Quiram, the top two finishers in the 2017 MCSA Masters Championship, discuss how they maintained consistency despite extremely shifty conditions on Cedar Lake, WI. Keys to Consistency Only three sailors finished the three-race regatta…