Feeling slow? Maybe you’re over-steering or have excessive weather helm, creating rudder drag. You can do an interesting exercise by marking tiller “boundary lines” to check rudder drag. Then go out and sail in a straight line, and see if…
Upwind Handling and Performance
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Race Course Notes The MC-Scow class is all about sharing knowledge. This past weekend, at the Southeast Regional regatta at Lake Eustis Sailing Club, the top five sailors at the end of Day 1 shared race course notes in a…
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We see a lot of sailors struggling to pull in their mainsheet rapidly while retaining control of the tiller. As an example, we’ve seen lots of less than ideal techniques for leeward marks: steering with foot on tiller while sheeting…
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In the MC class, your biggest opportunity to pass boats occurs while beating to windward. It separates the top 10 percent of the fleet from the rest. If you want to be a better MC-Scow sailor, boat speed is the…
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Upwind Boat Speed – Insights from Zenda U Mike Brown from Rush Creek YC shared the most valuable tips he received as a student at the 2017 Zenda U in Eustis, FL. We got three good insights from Mike. This…
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Video narrated by Sarah Ayton and Saskia Clark on upwind sailing, steering, tacking, trapeze technique. Notice the emphasis on smoothness and keeping steering to a minimum. Upwind Sailing Tips by Sarah Ayton & Saskia Clark was last modified: April…