How to Do a Late-Main Jibe
The technique is simple, but the perfection of a late main jibe comes all comes down to timing.
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The technique is simple, but the perfection of a late main jibe comes all comes down to timing.
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.
Professional coach and champion sailor Mike Ingham guides us through the steps to defending a position on the starting line to get a fast and 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.
World Sailing recently added an unusual new case to The Case Book. It deals with rules that are rarely discussed or even read but could
World Sailing adopts a fair process for deciding when to penalize a boat if the coach breaks a rule.
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.
The goal of this new jib-sheeting system is to simplify trim while achieving consistent jib trimming at tighter sheeting angles. Many holes were drilled along the way.
Boatspeed is all a matter of balance, says former editor Bruce Kirby, who provides the essentials to achieving the right balance with simple adjustments. From One-Design and Offshore Yachtsman’s, September 1971.
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