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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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October 15, 2012From the Archives: Zig Zag Your Way From Top to Bottomby Ed AdamsSailing more distance (by the lee) can get you there faster. Olympian Nick Adamson demonstrates the newest way to get downhill. November 1996 article by Ed Adams.
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October 15, 2012From the Archives: Take Control on the Short Courseby Morgan Reeser and Justine TomcheckFrom our October 1985 issue: Mastery of the fine points of strategy and tactics are the keys to leading the pack around the modern dinghy triangle.
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September 25, 2012Rules at Starting Marksby Dick RoseConsider the type of starting mark and the time left in the starting sequence when giving room on the line. 'Rules' From the Experts from our September 2012 issue.
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September 21, 2012More Tricks For the Bagby Steve HuntFrom getting a running start to getting the spinnaker down before the mark, some simple but effective practices can make all the difference. From the Experts "Fundamentals" from our September 2012 issue.
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September 21, 2012Smart Roundings at the Top Markby Stuart WalkerJoin the layline parade to the weather mark too early or too late, and you’ll struggle to round. Pick the right moment, and you’ll capitalize at the top of the beat. From the Experts "Tactics" from our September 2012 issue.
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September 20, 2012Volvo Ocean Race: Driven to Changeby Ken ReadThe realities of a shrinking fleet and the rising cost of competing in and running the Volvo Ocean Race have forced race organizers to take a different tack. I hope it's not a header. Gaining Bearing from our September 2012 issue.
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September 20, 2012Plane Speak on Spinnaker Trimby Stuart StreuliThe most challenging part of moving from a displacement keelboat to a planing one is learning how to sail downwind. Extended version of the interview found in our October 2012 issue.
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September 19, 2012Tech Review: Furling From the Topby Ryan Scott/West Marine RiggingNew furling systems developed for grand-prix programs may be the solution for better spinnaker handling. Tech Review from our July/August 2012 issue.
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September 17, 2012Relative Speedby Dave ReedDave Reed wants more planing, less plodding. We're ultimately about going fast, right? Editor's Letter from our September 2012 issue.
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September 12, 2012Too Close to Callby Dick RoseThere are clear-cut rules to minimize the potential for contact, but when it comes to close encounters, there’s still “room” for interpretation. "Rules" from our July/August 2012 issue.
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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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