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ILYA #FairSailing Initiative Racing Rules Quiz – Level I Read Post »
Jump start your opti sailing season with some top Optimist sailing tips from Olympians Sarah Ayton and Saskia Clark. In
Optimist Sailing Tips from Olympians Read Post »
Unexpected incidents … can jeopardize your results and will need decisive action. Taking a penalty is the easiest solution –
Get Comfortable Executing Penalty Turns Read Post »
You haven’t won the race if in winning the race you have lost the respect of your competitors. Paul Elvstrom
Sportsmanship in Sailing: Ten Behaviors to Model Read Post »
When Briana and I set out on this journey, everyone told us that we would have to become students of
Seven Reasons to Keep a Sailing Notebook Read Post »
High school sailing coach Gary Werden has published a detailed video showing dinghy roll tacking, using the 420. Gary shows
Dinghy Roll Tacking – High School Coach Breaks it Down Read Post »
With clear air, you’ll have superior boat speed, along with the opportunity to respond to any wind shift… Championship Tactics,
Upwind Strategy and Tactics – Sail in Clear Air Read Post »
Rudderless Sailing This video from Norman Sailing shows Optis using the sails and body weight to steer the boat. Minimizing
Practice Rudderless Sailing to Improve Your Boat Speed Read Post »
Accelerating Check out this video on accelerating an Opti, with narration and overlays by Shirley Robertson – double Olympic gold
Accelerating an Opti – with Shirley Robertson – YouTube Read Post »
Optimist Leeward Mark Rounding Check out this video on Optimist leeward mark rounding, narrated by double Olympic gold medalist Shirley
Optimist Leeward Mark Rounding with Double Olympic Gold Medalist Shirley Robertson Read Post »
Optimist Gybing Check out this video showing Optimist gybing, narrated by Shirley Robertson, double Olympic Gold Medalist. The links provide
Optimist Gybing – Video Collection Read Post »
Ladder Rungs Help You Understand the Race Course and Avoid Misconceptions Many sailors have basic misconceptions about race course geometry.
Ladder Rungs: Understand the Race Course with a Visual Approach Read Post »
We see a lot of sailors struggling to pull in their mainsheet rapidly while retaining control of the tiller. As
Hand Over Hand Sheeting – A “Must Have” Skill Read Post »
Here’s a step-by-step X-Boat tuning guide for speed in all conditions. The measurements are from the online North Sails One
X-Boat Tuning Guide – Go Fast in all Conditions Read Post »
Here’s a well-done video from the International Sailing Academy showing the importance of shooting up to maintain your gap on
Starting: Shooting Up to Maintain Your Gap Read Post »
Here’s a link to the 2019 International Optimist Dinghy Association class rules.
Optimist Class Rules Link Read Post »
