Progress to Perfect Tacks
Repeating some basic steps will get you blazing through your tacks.
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Repeating some basic steps will get you blazing through your tacks.
Mike Ingham explains the subtle nuances of the Racing Rules of Sailing and how they apply at rounding marks.
The wind across your sails is dynamic, so too must be your sail trim. Pro sailor Erik Shampain explains the fundamentals of active headsail trimming.
Andrew Palfrey explains the primary function of key controls in a way that applies to a broad range of boats, using the build of two International 5.5 Metre Class yachts in Cowes, UK, to help illustrate his points.
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.
A close call on the high seas might result in a rule change regarding outside assistance.
Tacking in the zone, keeping clear, and penalty turns remain the most basic of rules regularly broken.
The wind across your sails is dynamic, so too must be your sail trim. Pro sailor Erik Shampain explains the fundamentals of active headsail trimming.
Sailing World Racing Editor Mike Ingham lays the essentials for bringing a new jib trimmer onboard and how to establish repeatable marks and setting and establishing speed loop communications.
As the wind strength changes, so too should your steering technique, with focus being on speed and heel angle.
The little yarns on your headsail are the fundamental clues to your sailboat’s sail trim and different conditions require a different look.
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