Tactics: Shutout at the Weather Mark
When it’s boat-on-boat at the windward mark, there are a few moves to improve your chances of getting to the mark first.
When it’s boat-on-boat at the windward mark, there are a few moves to improve your chances of getting to the mark first.
Whether it’s the first race of the season or the last, the unexpected will happen, but when the halyard skies, not all is lost.
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.
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.
Ever wonder how the top teams recover from a bad start? One step at a time. We go onboard with team Casting Couch to learn how it’s done.
Part 2 of the Still 2 Crazy Melges 30 rebuild explores the new deck layout and upgraded running rigging systems.
With decades of experience working with teams big and small, a veteran sailmaker shares advice on putting the “team” in “teamwork.”
The best sailors and the ones winning regattas shift gears more than you might imagine.
Put the bow down and get to the next shift, says Racing Editor Mike Ingham, exploring the benefits of footing, tactically and strategically.
Three boat partners dive into the rehabilitation and modernization of a 30-year-old sportboat.
When it’s boat-on-boat at the windward mark, there are a few moves to improve your chances of getting to the mark first.
Whether it’s the first race of the season or the last, the unexpected will happen, but when the halyard skies, not all is lost.
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.
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.
Ever wonder how the top teams recover from a bad start? One step at a time. We go onboard with team Casting Couch to learn how it’s done.
Part 2 of the Still 2 Crazy Melges 30 rebuild explores the new deck layout and upgraded running rigging systems.
With decades of experience working with teams big and small, a veteran sailmaker shares advice on putting the “team” in “teamwork.”
The best sailors and the ones winning regattas shift gears more than you might imagine.
Put the bow down and get to the next shift, says Racing Editor Mike Ingham, exploring the benefits of footing, tactically and strategically.
Three boat partners dive into the rehabilitation and modernization of a 30-year-old sportboat.
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