Sailboat Racing Tips: Light-Wind Lake Racing
Mike Ingham shares his tips and insights on light-wind lake racing and what matters most. Hint…Breeze and boatspeed matter most.
Mike Ingham shares his tips and insights on light-wind lake racing and what matters most. Hint…Breeze and boatspeed matter most.
Racing editor Mike Ingham shares his insight on how to handle puffs and shifts on typical lake venues, especially when it’s “windy and weird.”
What if I could tell you exactly how to win your next race without ever having to watch you sail? Well, I can, and it’s easier than you think.
Wingfoil travel is taking off as fast as the sport itself and there some good things to know before you go to ensure your trip goes off without a snag.
Wing-on-wing spinnaker sailing in sportboats has become an essential technique in the tactical toolbox, but like most things, there’s a proper time and place to use it.
Take the header to the pressure? When it’s light, you betcha, says Mike Ingham in his latest Sailboat Racing Tip.
We mic’d up Andy Horton and Travis Odenbach on the J/70 for a practice race. Listen in to hear how these top sailors get around the racecourse with fleet management, tactics and strategy calls.
Want to be the best crew you can be? It’s easy and starts with a positive attitude and a commitment to improving.
High mode, low mode or somewhere in between, there’s a faster way to get to the mark first. The key is shifting into the right mode at the right time.
A leeward gate rounding, especially a crowded one, provides opportunities to pass boats and set up for the next leg.
Avoiding wind shadows is an important part of your downwind strategy. Where are the shadows and how do you avoid them? Mike Ingham explains the essentials of avoiding bad air downwind.
Coiling and flaking running rigging properly is an important step to ensuring it runs freely when you it to. Erik Shampain shares his tips.
Mike Ingham shares his tips and insights on light-wind lake racing and what matters most. Hint…Breeze and boatspeed matter most.
Racing editor Mike Ingham shares his insight on how to handle puffs and shifts on typical lake venues, especially when it’s “windy and weird.”
What if I could tell you exactly how to win your next race without ever having to watch you sail? Well, I can, and it’s easier than you think.
Wingfoil travel is taking off as fast as the sport itself and there some good things to know before you go to ensure your trip goes off without a snag.
Wing-on-wing spinnaker sailing in sportboats has become an essential technique in the tactical toolbox, but like most things, there’s a proper time and place to use it.
Take the header to the pressure? When it’s light, you betcha, says Mike Ingham in his latest Sailboat Racing Tip.
We mic’d up Andy Horton and Travis Odenbach on the J/70 for a practice race. Listen in to hear how these top sailors get around the racecourse with fleet management, tactics and strategy calls.
Want to be the best crew you can be? It’s easy and starts with a positive attitude and a commitment to improving.
High mode, low mode or somewhere in between, there’s a faster way to get to the mark first. The key is shifting into the right mode at the right time.
A leeward gate rounding, especially a crowded one, provides opportunities to pass boats and set up for the next leg.
Avoiding wind shadows is an important part of your downwind strategy. Where are the shadows and how do you avoid them? Mike Ingham explains the essentials of avoiding bad air downwind.
Coiling and flaking running rigging properly is an important step to ensuring it runs freely when you it to. Erik Shampain shares his tips.
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