The Importance of Memory in Performance
In several posts, we’ve claimed that top sailors tend to remember racing scenarios in more detail than average sailors. We […]
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Racing Psychology
Combatting Mental Fatigue on the Race Course
Do you have trouble maintaining focus toward the end of a tough race or during the last race of a
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Tactical Intelligence: Manage Your Thought Process
Successful sailors know how to manage their thought process during the race. In The Sailing Cycle, we described Zack Clayton’s
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Realistic Appraisal: Mental Skills for Sailing, Part 4
Man blames fate for other accidents, but feels personally responsible when he makes a hole in one. Horizons Magazine, quoted
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Understand Focus: Mental Skills for Sailing, Part 3
Everyone knows you have to “focus” to do well in sailing. But what do you understand focus to mean? Is
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Playing Hard: Mental Skills for Sailing, Part 2
I want to bring that childlike approach every night – just go out there and have fun. I want to
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Mental Skills for Sailing – Part 1: Know Why You’re Competing
Baseball is 90% mental. The other half is physical. Yogi Berra The big variable is your state of mind. Big
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