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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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April 6, 2012Motion ControlPeter Isler gives you the moves to manage the effects of wave action. "From the Experts" from our January 1996 issue.
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April 3, 2012A Centered Mast in 10 Stepsby Tim HealyHigh-tech laser devices are not required to get your mast and keel in alignment. A ladder, piece of string, and a sharp eye are all you need. "Technique" from our April 2012 issue.
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March 27, 2012Gems From the Notebookby Andy Horton With Dave PowlisonAndy Horton shares a few of his most lucrative tips for optimizing speed in just about any boat. "Boatspeed" from our April 2012 issue.
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March 23, 2012Control the Crossby Andrew CampbellWhether you’re on port or starboard tack, the desired outcome of any crossing situation is the same: emerge in control of your destiny. "Tactics" from our April 2012 issue.
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March 15, 2012Dissecting the Final Raceby Jonathan McKee, Illustrations by Kim DowningThe mind of a professional tactician can be a scary place, but from time to time, a view from within can reveal important lessons—namely the importance of keeping one’s cool and focusing on a few specifics. "Winner's Debrief" from our March 2012 issue.
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March 9, 2012Nuances of Giving Mark Roomby Dick RoseA common scenario illustrates that, as boats approach a leeward mark, multiple rules come into play—even when it may seem as simple as giving room. "Rules" from our March 2012 issue.
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February 28, 2012Aerial Tactics Clinicby Brad ReadPast J/24 North American champion Brad Read calls the shots from overhead. "From the Experts" from our November 1997 issue.
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February 8, 2012Mainsheet, Vang, and Travelerby Greg FisherGreg Fisher explains how three important sail controls interact. From the April 1985 issue of Yacht Racing & Cruising.
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February 3, 2012In the Interest of Fair Playby Dick RoseIn an effort to improve rules compliance, rules experts are proposing changes that make protest resolution easier, swifter, and more equitable. "Rules" from our January/February 2012 issue.
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January 30, 2012Opposite Tacks at a Markby Dick RoseTwo scenarios explore how the rules apply when there are multiple boats on opposite tacks converging on a mark. "Rules" from our May 2011 issue.
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PYC Etchells Fleet 27 Tuesday night racing kicked off on May 14, 2013.
Photo by Ann-e Blanchard
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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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