Tack or Cross or Game of Chicken?
On opposite tacks, port must yield to starboard—yet a well-timed hail can flip the advantage.
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On opposite tacks, port must yield to starboard—yet a well-timed hail can flip the advantage.
Here’s how, and how not, to play port-tack weather mark roulette to come out a winner, or least with better odds.
Stuck on the hip of leeward boat off the start? A reach-through escape might be your best next move. But don’t wait.
Waves don’t always line up with the wind. When this happens, your approach to each tack must differ.
On opposite tacks, port must yield to starboard—yet a well-timed hail can flip the advantage.
Here’s how, and how not, to play port-tack weather mark roulette to come out a winner, or least with better odds.
Mike Ingham explains the subtle nuances of the Racing Rules of Sailing and how they apply at rounding marks.
Sailing World Racing Editor Mike Ingham explores the rules to know for a clean start.
How many times have you started a race, unsure what the racecourse is? The answer should be, “never.”
The courses for most ocean races today pass through or near one or more Traffic Separation Schemes, warranting a deeper understanding of the rules.
Waves don’t always line up with the wind. When this happens, your approach to each tack must differ.
Thirty years ago, Sailing World Senior Editor Ed Adams sought out to master the fast angles of sailing jib (or genoa) and main. Here’s a gem from the Archives still applicable today.
Much attention is given to jib luff telltales, but those ribbons streaming off the leech are equally important.
Polars and sail charts are crucial tools for sailors to ensure they have the right sail at the right time, but their accuracy requires effort.
