Striking a Balanced Helm
Finding the best heel angle for your boat is easy. Maintaining it across the wind range requires constantly adjusting your sail trim and crew weight.
Finding the best heel angle for your boat is easy. Maintaining it across the wind range requires constantly adjusting your sail trim and crew weight.
Not all light-air situations are created equal. Learning what separates one from another, and that each requires a unique approach, is the first step to success. From our July/Aug 2011 issue.
You’ve made it to the front of the fleet, or maybe at least the top of the class, but do you have what it takes to stay there? From the Experts, June 2011.
What does one of the most explosive boxers in history have to offer regarding leeward mark roundings? More than you think.
In a shifty, unpredictable breeze, staying at the front of pack can be harder than getting there in the first place. One key is to minimize leverage, aka risk, when you can.
From aboard fourth-placed Neutrogena in the middle of the Barcelona World Race, Ryan Breymaier goes into the details of piloting his 60-foot speed machine around the planet.
Sometimes, the key question isn’t whether you break cover, it’s when. A little dance at the windward mark plays out as well as could be expected for the trailing boat.
In the heat of competition, what you say is as important as when, and how you say it.
When you’re not sure what the breeze is doing, a conservative strategy will keep you in the game.
Looking for a way to reinvigorate your club’s sailing program?Try the fast-paced and exciting discipline of team racing. From the Jobson Report from our November/December 2010 issue
Observing your speed and height relative to boats around you is only half the battle. The other half is knowing how to make adjustments as conditions change.
By hiring a club pro, two U.S. yacht clubs have improved the racing skills of their members, which, in turn, has strengthened their local fleets. “Jobson Report” from our October 2010 issue
Finding the best heel angle for your boat is easy. Maintaining it across the wind range requires constantly adjusting your sail trim and crew weight.
Not all light-air situations are created equal. Learning what separates one from another, and that each requires a unique approach, is the first step to success. From our July/Aug 2011 issue.
You’ve made it to the front of the fleet, or maybe at least the top of the class, but do you have what it takes to stay there? From the Experts, June 2011.
What does one of the most explosive boxers in history have to offer regarding leeward mark roundings? More than you think.
In a shifty, unpredictable breeze, staying at the front of pack can be harder than getting there in the first place. One key is to minimize leverage, aka risk, when you can.
From aboard fourth-placed Neutrogena in the middle of the Barcelona World Race, Ryan Breymaier goes into the details of piloting his 60-foot speed machine around the planet.
Sometimes, the key question isn’t whether you break cover, it’s when. A little dance at the windward mark plays out as well as could be expected for the trailing boat.
In the heat of competition, what you say is as important as when, and how you say it.
When you’re not sure what the breeze is doing, a conservative strategy will keep you in the game.
Looking for a way to reinvigorate your club’s sailing program?Try the fast-paced and exciting discipline of team racing. From the Jobson Report from our November/December 2010 issue
Observing your speed and height relative to boats around you is only half the battle. The other half is knowing how to make adjustments as conditions change.
By hiring a club pro, two U.S. yacht clubs have improved the racing skills of their members, which, in turn, has strengthened their local fleets. “Jobson Report” from our October 2010 issue
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