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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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July 27, 2012How Close is Too Close?by 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 June 2012 issue.
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July 12, 2012Take Twoby Meredith PowlisonOur experts get the most out of a two-boat J/24 tuning session.
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July 9, 2012From the Experts Archive: Gate Start Basicsby Scott IkleIn this article from our April 1995 issue, Scott Iklé describes the best methods for a Gate Start, also known as a Rabbit Start.
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July 9, 2012From the Experts Archive: Finishing TechniquesIn this article from our February 1985 issue, world champion Ed Baird presents a simple, reliable method for finding the favored end of a finish line and adds some tips for getting there as quickly as possible.
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June 12, 2012How to Handle the 49erThis throwback article from our July/August 1997 issue originally came out soon after it was announced that the 49er had been selected for the 2000 Olympics. As ISAF has recently announced that the 49er FX will be the women's skiff boat at the 2016 Olympics, Kevin Hall's tips and tricks prove to still be relevant today.
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June 12, 2012I Thought I Would Enjoy This Moreby Stuart StreuliA first-time big boat tactician discovers that it's not nearly as easy or as much fun when everyone else is expecting you to make the right calls.
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June 12, 2012Fight For Your SpotEd Baird helps us get off to a good start with a last-minute approach to the line. "From the Experts" from our September 1993 issue.
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May 31, 2012Matt Cassidy's Bowman Essentialsby Stuart StreuliFifteen tips from the top about life on the pointy end of the boat, delivered to you from a world champion in the RC44, Alpari World Match Racing Tour, and TP52.
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May 29, 2012Stay on Targetby Ed BairdSailing your boat at maximum efficiency starts with an understanding of your target boatspeed and then learning how to apply it across different conditions. "Boatspeed" from our June 2012 issue.
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May 29, 2012Leading from the Pointy Endby Stuart StreuliFor most bowmen, public recognition usually only comes in the wake of a big mistake, but after a very successful 2011, Matt Cassidy is becoming known for the right reasons. "From the Experts" from our June 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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