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...
