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The Sports Psychiatrist

The right attitude and a little bit of psychiatry in the front of the boat will go a long ways toward success.

Photo of the Month: Onne van der Wal

Sailing World caught up with Onne van der Wal this week to talk about sailing photography and January’s Photo of the Month. With more than 20 years of experience, van der Wal has traveled all over the world shooting sailboats, and this month he was on site for Key West Race Week, the scene of this photo.

sailor Ken Read golfing

Getting Handicap Racing On Par

Handicapping our boats is a start, but wouldn’t it be better if we could handicap ourselves, too? What works for golf could work for sailing. Gaining Bearing from our November/December 2012 issue.

Jonathan and Libby McKee

Frostbite Wreckage

After a long absence from sailing Tasars, Jonathan McKee returned in less-than glamorous fashion, relearning a few simple lessons along the way.

College sailing

Weighty Issues of College Sailing

College sailing fosters technically and tactically savvy sailors, but it can do a better job of inspiring lifelong sailors. Jobson Report from our November/December 2012 issue.

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Fleet Race First

A crew’s guide to the building blocks of team racing: boathandling and boatspeed.

From the Archives: Beating the Sailboards

Can a sit-down boat exceed the speeds that purpose-built sailboards have established? In this Need for Speed article from our March 1992 issue, Gary Hoyt weighs the merits of windsurfers.

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Barely Legal

A look at the technical intricacies of sailing in no wind from crew extraordinaire Amelia Quinn.

Mark room changes

Important Rule Changes: Mark-Room

The 2013-2016 Racing Rules of Sailing begin to apply soon. In the first of several installments that examine the revised rules, we take a look at how changes to the definition of Mark-Room will affect the game we play. Rules from our November/December 2012 issue.

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The New Rules

Get to know the new rules for 2013 better with this handy annotated rulebook from ISAF.

J/125 Double Trouble

Big-Boat Troublemakers

For the top 40-footer from San Francisco’s main event, victory has been a comprehensive approach to speed. Winner’s Debrief from our November/December 2012 issue.

Sailing World

The Sports Psychiatrist

The right attitude and a little bit of psychiatry in the front of the boat will go a long ways toward success.

Photo of the Month: Onne van der Wal

Sailing World caught up with Onne van der Wal this week to talk about sailing photography and January’s Photo of the Month. With more than 20 years of experience, van der Wal has traveled all over the world shooting sailboats, and this month he was on site for Key West Race Week, the scene of this photo.

sailor Ken Read golfing

Getting Handicap Racing On Par

Handicapping our boats is a start, but wouldn’t it be better if we could handicap ourselves, too? What works for golf could work for sailing. Gaining Bearing from our November/December 2012 issue.

Jonathan and Libby McKee

Frostbite Wreckage

After a long absence from sailing Tasars, Jonathan McKee returned in less-than glamorous fashion, relearning a few simple lessons along the way.

College sailing

Weighty Issues of College Sailing

College sailing fosters technically and tactically savvy sailors, but it can do a better job of inspiring lifelong sailors. Jobson Report from our November/December 2012 issue.

Sailing World

Fleet Race First

A crew’s guide to the building blocks of team racing: boathandling and boatspeed.

From the Archives: Beating the Sailboards

Can a sit-down boat exceed the speeds that purpose-built sailboards have established? In this Need for Speed article from our March 1992 issue, Gary Hoyt weighs the merits of windsurfers.

Sailing World

Barely Legal

A look at the technical intricacies of sailing in no wind from crew extraordinaire Amelia Quinn.

Mark room changes

Important Rule Changes: Mark-Room

The 2013-2016 Racing Rules of Sailing begin to apply soon. In the first of several installments that examine the revised rules, we take a look at how changes to the definition of Mark-Room will affect the game we play. Rules from our November/December 2012 issue.

Sailing World

The New Rules

Get to know the new rules for 2013 better with this handy annotated rulebook from ISAF.

J/125 Double Trouble

Big-Boat Troublemakers

For the top 40-footer from San Francisco’s main event, victory has been a comprehensive approach to speed. Winner’s Debrief from our November/December 2012 issue.

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