Rule 10 – On Opposite Tacks: Racing Rules of Sailing 2025-2028
This post has been updated for the 2025-2028 Racing Rules of Sailing. Port tack, starboard tack: who has to get
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Sailing School Activities
Sailing school activities, including lesson plans, videos, drills, enrichment materials, and more for youth sailing instruction. This tag search will get you access to over 130 resources. Includes individual sailing school activities, as well as comprehensive curriculum documents.
Rule 14 and Rule 15 – Avoiding Contact and Acquiring Right of Way: Racing Rules of Sailing 2025-2028
This post has been updated for the 2025-2028 Racing Rules of Sailing. You have right of way, so you can
Big Fleet Starts: Challenges and Priorities
This article has been updated. If you rank racing skills by degree of difficulty and potential for gain/loss, big fleet
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Racing Terms: Glossary for Newer Sailors
If you didn’t grow up sailing, how long did it take you to figure out what sailors mean when they
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2022 X Boat Champion Shares Race Course Notes
2022 X Boat champion Owen Kohut and crew Ivar Eiseman won a hard-fought regatta at the senior X boat Inland
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Build Excellence and Inclusiveness – Tips for Sailing Instructors
How do you build excellence and inclusiveness in your sailing team? The Inland Lake Yachting Association (ILYA) sponsored a clinic
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ILYA Racing Curriculum, 2022 – for members and non-members
In polling, we learned that many sailing schools need an up-to-date curriculum guide. As a result, the Inland Lake Yachting
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Dinghy Jib Trim, Part 1: Basics
Basic jib trim on a dinghy is not difficult, but beginning racers need to know a few things. In this
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Hiking: Harder and Smarter
You probably don’t want to imitate the picture above, but you can raise your sailing game if you learn to
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Sail Shape Upwind: Six Things to Look For
As a follow-up to our series on Upwind Mainsail Trim, we wanted to sharpen our skills at analyzing upwind sail
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Upwind Boat Speed Checklist
We’ve written several posts about various aspects of upwind boat speed, but many readers like content summarized. In this post
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Downwind Strategy Checklist
We’ve written in detail about various aspects of downwind strategy, but many readers like content summarized. In this post we
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Get Your Head out of the Boat and Sail by Feel!
“Get your head out of the boat” and “Sail by Feel” are both great pieces of advice for racing sailors,
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Do You Have the Right Touch? Thoughts from Bruce Goldsmith
The skipper winning the most races inevitably is going to be the one with the best touch. I call touch
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Practice the Body Mechanics of Tacking to Improve Your Sailing
Many beginning and intermediate racing sailors could improve their sailing by focusing on the body mechanics of tacking. Good body
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Vang Sheeting and Snugging: Video from International Sailing Academy
Many new sailors ask us what “vang sheeting” means. More experienced sailors understand the term, but may not execute it
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