Andy Burdick Starting Tips
Andy Burdick, Melges Performance Sailboats, shared winning starting tips with SailZing.com after he dominated the 2023 MC Scow Train Wreck regatta.
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Use Gears Tactically for Puffs and Separation
How do you use gears tactically? In our post Learn to Change Gears, we discussed three primary gears to manage
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Lead Back on the Long Tack: Add this Move to Your Repertoire
A top sailor once told me to “lead back on the long tack.” At the time, it sounded good but
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Shift Priorities During Each Leg: Roble/Shea Sailing
Do you treat each part of the race as a fresh challenge? Sports psychologists suggest that addressing challenges in intervals
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Starting Tactics Quiz: Boat Thoughts at 30 Seconds
Want to improve your starts? Take this short starting tactics quiz in a video from Roble/Shea Sailing. In the video,
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Use Race Course Types to Set Strategy: Roble/Shea Sailing
In lake sailing, race strategy – using shifts, sailing in more wind, and course/fleet positioning – is often more important
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Starting Strategy and Tactics: Where to Start
This post covers the expert wisdom on where to start. We updated the post from the original version, incorporating some
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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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Pre-Race Routine: Get a Leg up on the Competition
Every battle is won before it is fought. Sun Tzu, Chinese general, military strategist, writer, and philosopher The above quote could
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Lane Management After the Start – Tips and Drills
After a decent front row start, what’s the next priority? Answer: holding your lane and going fast, so you can
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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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Bad Start? Four Recovery Options
Bad starts happen. As we showed in Starting Performance Observations, it’s common to see half or more of the fleet
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Using a Line Sight to Give you Confidence on the Starting Line
Always, always use a line sight. Dave Dellenbaugh, in Speed and Smarts (Issue 128) Are you skeptical about the value
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Cross, Tack, or Duck? Ask the Right Questions
Crossing situations force you to evaluate options, sometimes rather quickly. Asking the right questions will help you make a better
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Wind Shifts While Starting: Impacts and Tips
Ever had your carefully planned approach ruined by last-minute wind shifts while starting? Wind shifts affect your time and distance
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Downwind Strategy Mistakes Part 2: More Ways to Get Passed
In a previous post, we described four downwind strategy mistakes that cause sailors to lose places quickly. We had seen
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