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Terry's Tips: Finding Your Balance
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Buoy Racing by Terry Hutchinson
Sailing upwind can be a lot like walking on a tightrope. Finding your equilibrium is difficult. Once you balance everything, however, forward progress will come rapidly.
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December 13, 2011Strive To Be Luckyby Stuart WalkerLuck, says Dr. Stuart Walker, is a fundamental, but manageable element of every race. "Strategy" from our October 2009 issue.
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December 12, 2011Improve Your Odds in a Protest Hearingby Dick RoseTo ensure a positive outcome in your next protest hearing, take proactive steps on the water and, once ashore, get your case in order. "Rules" from our November/December 2010 issue.
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December 12, 2011Know Your Modeby Sam RogersObserving your speed and height relative to boats around you is only half the battle. The other half is knowing how to make adjustments as conditions change. "Boatspeed" from our November/December 2010 issue. "Boatspeed" from our November/December 2010 issue.
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December 12, 2011Open Your Bag of Tricksby Steve HuntThere’s no magic to doing consistently well in sailboat races, but having a few more tricks up your sleeve than the other guy will always help. "Fundamentals" from our November/December 2010 issue.
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December 12, 2011Faster Penalty Turnsby Andy Horton With Dave PowlisonCompleting your penalty turns quickly and efficiently allows you to get back to racing that much sooner, perhaps even salvaging your position in the fleet. "Technique" from our November/December 2010 issue.
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December 8, 2011How Top Sailors Stay Sharpby Jennifer MitchellWhen the pros have down time, they find ways to keep their minds and bodies fit.
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December 7, 2011There's No Escaping the Rulesby Dick RoseEncouraging the use of international navigational rules for casual racing may seem like a simple solution, but they fail to address the sport’s complicated nuances. "Rules" from our November/December 2011 issue.
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December 1, 2011Preserving Old Woundsby Michael LovettMaking repairs to the Sled is like entombing the boat's battle scars beneath layers of epoxy and varnish.
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November 21, 2011I Think I Varnished My Teethby Michael LovettThe process of rehabbing my father's Thistle may soon include a trip to the dentist.
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November 15, 2011Around the Racecourse, Part 9: Ready for the Nextby Steve HuntWhat you do immediately after a race can sometimes be just as important as what you did before the race. "From the Experts: Fundamentals" from our November/December 2011 issue.
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Gulf of Maine Racing Assoication first race of the season, SailMaine Shakedown Regatta, kicked off on Saturday, June 8. "Sugar Sugar" leads the pack at the the start of the first race.
Photo by Ann-e Blanchard
Results: http://sailmaine.org/shakedown/Sailwave%20results%20for%20SailMaine%20Shakedown%20Regatta%20at%20SailMaine%202013.pdf
SailMaine information: http://sailmaine.org/home.html
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