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...
Use your Traveller or Mainsheet to depower the mainsail. The traveller has two functions, it controls the boom's angle to the wind and it steers the boat controlling helm and heeling in puffs and lulls.
Mainsheet
The mainsheet controls the twist and then you use the traveller to position the boom on the centreline. This gives maximum power and pointing as...
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,...
The pressure of Being in the Lead. Holding on to a lead can be as much about your mindset as it is your speed or tactics. Being at the front of the fleet is daunting, but to stay there it's important to focus on the little things.
The anticipation of losing the lead you’ve achieved can create a multitude of...
Sail away from shifts and toward better pressure.
Downwind Secrets - When you are racing upwind, the principal rule of thumb is to sail toward the next shift, on a run, however, you should sail away from the next shift because you are trying to make progress downwind, not upwind.
By getting farther away from the direction of the next shift...
