How To Improve Your Racing Skills
The Best Way To Get Started
The best way to get started and build your initial skills is to get tuition either at the club level or with a course provided by your National sailing body.
If your initial sailing was not in a club environment, joining a club is one of the most important steps...
Often too much significance is attributed to sailing tactics and tactics only become the most important factor if you are sailing at a very high level. Sailing Tactics Be Better Than The Competition
For most of us, it’s better to invest in training time, concentrating on sailing technique and boat tuning. As a word of caution though, you can't manage...
Find, Manage and Keep a Race Crew, this is probably the crux of a successful offshore team.
Having the right crew on your boat is as important as the sails and equipment and contributes completely to the fun you have both on the boat racing and afterwards off the boat socialising.
Putting The Team Together
As a skipper and leader on...
Understanding and Controlling Upwind Sail Power - Upwind sail power comes from 3 sources:
The angle of attack.
Depth in the sail (draft)
Twist.
When trimming our sails we want to get our boat to full power and we must adjust for the sailing conditions by altering the three power sources listed above.
Sails are built so that they can perform in a variety...
What Happens if The Wind shifts in The Pre-Start? What should you be on the lookout for?
In the last few minutes before the gun goes there is plenty happening. You must be observant of what is going on up the course as well as finding a spot on the line to accommodate you and your plan.
Keep an eye on...
