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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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June 7, 2011Around the Racecourse, Part 4: Take a Low-Risk Beatby Steve HuntIn his fourth installment, Steve Hunt gives us the guide to a conservative first leg. From our May 2011 issue.
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June 7, 2011Around the Racecourse, Part 3: Starting Made Simpleby Steve HuntWith the prestart work done and a gameplan in hand, Steve Hunt simplifies the starting game in his third installment of Around the Racecourse. From our April 2011 issue.
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May 27, 2011Iron Mike's Guide to the Leeward Markby Stuart StreuliWhat does one of the most explosive boxers in history have to offer regarding leeward mark roundings? More than you think.
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April 11, 2011A Good Race That Should've Been Betterby Stuart StreuliIn a shifty, unpredictable breeze, staying at the front of pack can be harder than getting there in the first place. One key is to minimize leverage, aka risk, when you can.
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March 29, 2011Around the Racecourse, Part 2: Plan to Planby Steve HuntSteve Hunt applies what he learns during his pre-start workup, and makes a case for the importance of having a good plan—or at least having a plan.
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March 24, 2011Around the Racecourse, Part 1: Start Before the Startby Steve HuntTop sailors know that time well spent before the day’s first start will go a long way toward good finishes. Here’s an easy-to-follow formula to ensure you’re up to speed and ready to race.
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February 28, 2011How to Sail an Open 60by Ryan BreymaierFrom aboard fourth-placed Neutrogena in the middle of the Barcelona World Race, Ryan Breymaier goes into the details of piloting his 60-foot speed machine around the planet.
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February 28, 2011Wiggling Free at the Windward Markby Stuart StreuliSometimes, the key question isn't whether you break cover, it's when. A little dance at the windward mark plays out as well as could be expected for the trailing boat.
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January 27, 2011Five Important Hailsby Dick RoseIn the heat of competition, what you say is as important as when, and how you say it.
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January 18, 2011How Not to Loseby Jonathan MckeeWhen you're not sure what the breeze is doing, a conservative strategy will keep you in the game.
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PYC Etchells Fleet 27 Tuesday night racing kicked off on May 14, 2013.
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Dear Dr. Crash,
What's all this I hear about water ballast? In my experience it just makes the boat very sluggish and doesn't stabilize it very well. It also makes for a wet and cold day on the water.
Soggy in Sandusky
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