In several posts, we’ve claimed that top sailors tend to remember racing scenarios in more detail than average sailors. We decided to explore this further by reviewing sources on the importance of memory in performance. The Importance of Memory in…
Racing Psychology
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Do you have trouble maintaining focus toward the end of a tough race or during the last race of a multi-race day? You’re not alone, especially if you’re older. For this post we collected the available wisdom on how to…
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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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Man blames fate for other accidents, but feels personally responsible when he makes a hole in one. Horizons Magazine, quoted in Winning: The Psychology of Competition, by Stuart Walker In Parts 1-3 of our series on mental skills for sailing,…
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Everyone knows you have to “focus” to do well in sailing. But what do you understand focus to mean? Is it urging yourself on, or “concentrating,” or having specific goals? For this article, we reviewed how the experts – both…
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I want to bring that childlike approach every night – just go out there and have fun. I want to play like a kid, for fun but with intensity. Play to win. Chris Bosch In Part 2 of our series…
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