We all love to race but racing is sometimes a slow way to learn how to make your boat faster.
Two boat training is one of the best ways to get rapid on water improvement. Importantly, the training must be structured to get the quickest results.
I have set out below, some elements that will guarantee a successful on-water experience.
Decide what...
Having a tuning partner is one of the best ways to get value from your on-water practice sessions. In these times of no racing, and fewer boats out sailing, keeping your skills sharp means solo training.
Have a Training Plan - Solo Training
Before you head out, it's important to have a plan but it is just as important to have...
Improve Your Sailing While in Lockdown. If you are like me, you have been spending time away from the boat. We have used that time to get all things computer and home office up to date. Those jobs that have been carried forward in your diary for what seems like years.
While this has been great, one downside of all...
Practice techniques for sailing. You will have invested considerable time money and effort to enter and travel to a sailing event so it makes sense to invest some time into preparation involving well-planned practice hours leading up to the races.
Dedicated practice rather than just racing - Practice Techniques For Sailing
It amazes me, how many competitors at events that I...
Now that most of us in the Southern Hemisphere have completed our National championships, our attention must turn to analysing our results so that we can improve for next year's competition.
Some competitors will be more than satisfied with the end result but for most, now that they have competed on the same track with the best in their class,...
Take Your Sailing to the Next Level. If you want to improve your results and strive to get to the next level you need to dedicate many hours to the sport, even if you can’t sail every day, making a commitment to sailing as often as possible and in as many conditions as possible is the key.
Play to your...
Setting Sailing Goals. Sailors, regardless of their respective age and skill level, are always looking for that edge over their competition and a simple investment of time setting sailing goals could lead you to a guaranteed, measurable improvement of your performance on the racecourse.
Setting Sailing Goals
Many of us don’t set goals for our sailing because this is our recreation...
Getting Value From a Coach
Using a sailing coach to get better does not have to be expensive. Coaching is an investment that will pay dividends whether it be to work on a particular aspect of your sailing or to prepare for a club, national or world championship regatta.
There are a number of steps that you should take to gain...
Of course, there are some things you can do by yourself. Areas such as boat preparation, sail shape and boat handling. It's almost impossible to improve your boatspeed very much by working alone. Use a tuning partner to get Faster.
For you to make substantial progress on speed development you need to line up with two boats side by side....
You Can Win Without Natural Talent - What are you good at, what are you bad at? Ever looked out at a mill-pond day and told yourself “I hate light airs” or seen it blowing dogs off chains and muttered nervously: “I’m rubbish in strong winds.”
Maybe you’re just not talented enough, you tell yourself.
First, ask yourself:
What makes a...
