Experts
Terry's Tips: Finding Your Balance
Related tags: Experts | Instructional |
Boatspeed | balance | Boatspeed | Hutchinson | Terry's Tips |
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.
more from | | » view all
-
February 12, 2013Winner's Debrief: J/24 World Champion Tactician Alex Saldanhaby Dave ReedThe tactical brainpower behind Mauricio Santa Cruz's four-time J/24 world championship winning Bruschetta shares his big-fleet management tips.
-
February 12, 2013Tech Review: 10 Cool Rigger Tricksby Ryan ScottFrom glow-in-the-dark sheets to synthetic lifelines, cordage upgrades should be on your to-do list before you splash your boat for the next racing season.
-
February 6, 2013Terry's Tips: Recovering from an OCSby Terry HutchinsonRegattas are often won not by the sailor with the most great finishes, but by the sailor with the fewest bad finishes. An OCS doesn't have to ruin your race or your regatta. Here are six tips, from America's Cup veteran Terry Hutchinson, to get you back into contention, or at least back in touch with the bulk of the fleet, after jumping the gun.
-
February 6, 2013Trim It Right, Shoot It Rightby Chuck AllenNorth Sails' Chuck Allen shares tips on how to get the right angles when capturing your onboard sail-trim photos.
-
January 31, 2013The Sports Psychiatristby Amelia QuinnThe right attitude and a little bit of psychiatry in the front of the boat will go a long ways toward success.
-
January 29, 2013Photo of the Month: Onne van der Walby Eleanor LawsonSailing World caught up with Onne van der Wal this week to talk about sailing photography and January's Photo of the Month. With more than 20 years of experience, van der Wal has traveled all over the world shooting sailboats, and this month he was on site for Key West Race Week, the scene of this photo.
-
January 8, 2013Getting Handicap Racing On Parby Ken ReadHandicapping our boats is a start, but wouldn’t it be better if we could handicap ourselves, too? What works for golf could work for sailing. Gaining Bearing from our November/December 2012 issue.
-
January 2, 2013Frostbite Wreckageby Jonathan MckeeAfter a long absence from sailing Tasars, Jonathan McKee returned in less-than glamorous fashion, relearning a few simple lessons along the way.
-
December 11, 2012Weighty Issues of College Sailingby Gary JobsonCollege sailing fosters technically and tactically savvy sailors, but it can do a better job of inspiring lifelong sailors. Jobson Report from our November/December 2012 issue.
-
December 4, 2012The Power of Positive Rudder Angleby Andy Horton With Dave PowlisonWith a few simple calculations and measurements you can take your understanding of your boat’s rudder angle beyond its “feel.” Boatspeed from our November/December 2012 issue.
boating community
|
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
|
The Crew of Xcinquemila
|
Member Profiles
See All Profiles-
59 min 22 sec agobl7fx3 -
2 hours 24 min agogriseldacuftkeith
Contests
Sometimes the journey to a regatta is just as memorable as the racing.
