Know When The Wind Is Oscillating. Oscillating shifts are the most common type of wind pattern, so if you’re not sure what the wind is doing assume it is oscillating until you discover otherwise. It’s very important to figure out whether the wind shifts will be oscillating or persistent, but this is not always easy todo. There are some visual...
Article collated from excerpts of an article authored by Colin Gowland regarding Handling Gusts and Lulls - International Sailing Academy https://internationalsailingacademy.com/   Many sailors have poor gust response and in gusts, there is a tendency to “fight” the boat with hiking and often too much steering to control power. In keelboats, we often see the boat heeling too much, the helmsman pinching...
Recognising, Evaluating and Calling Puffs. Looking at the water on light air days with little cloud cover, it's easier to see a puff approaching because the extra wind causes the surface of the water to ripple and change to a darker colour plus it will be moving away from the source which will tell you whether it's an approaching...
UPWIND When you see a puff approaching: First off, even if it's not your job to call puffs, it's always good practice to run through the motions in your head; it'll help you stay sharp the next time puff calling is your job. When you see a line of breeze rolling down the course, there are four important pieces of information. Mention...
  In all sailboat races, you must sail toward better pressure as more wind velocity almost always means more speed. More Sailing Wind Velocity makes a marked difference to boats' relative speed around the course. Darker Water Usually Means More Wind On the course look for darker water as changes in wind velocity are a lot easier to see than changes in...
If you want to sail better in light winds you need to master the four things which are listed below. Attitude:  is the biggest hurdle to overcome, you should not fear light air just because you have sucked at it in the past. Relish the opportunity to sail against light air specialists and those that have thrashed you in the past. Treat...
                        Become a Student of The Weather - Part 2 of the interview that I did on the subject of weather and how it affects your sailing with Professional Sailor and International Sailing Coach Andrew Palfrey. Do you take notice of the clouds on the course and how...
Become a Student of the Weather. Because I am not a student of the weather but now know what I should have realised much earlier after speaking with a lot of high achieving competing sailors, that no race planning is complete without gathering as much information as possible prior to heading out to race. To that end, I...
All racing sailors must Understand The Elements And Plan Accordingly. As a competing sailor, we must study the weather when planning to race and must know as much as we can about the wind, clouds, rain, currents and water temperature as is possible.  This knowledge can have a big effect on the outcome of a race and I must mention that...
Consider Current When Planning a Race. An excerpt below from an interview that I did on the subject of Current and How to Plan for it with Professional Sailor and International Sailing Coach Andrew Palfrey. It’s important to know what the tide is doing, what observations do you make on the course in assisting you to know where to go? Ideally,...

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