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Sailing How To

Oct. ’04 Quiz Results

1. Is it OK to ask your friends to help by covering or tacking on a competitor on the last day of a regatta? Yes:

Jim Richardson: Farr 40

The only two-time world champion in the history of the Farr 40 class speaks about the hard work that went into his most recent win, the 2004 Worlds in San Francisco. From our December 2004/January 2005 issue.

What a Coach Can Do For You

The day before the start of the 2004 Chicago Mackinac Race was memorable for two reasons. We were practicing on the TP 52 Esmeralda in

Win Free Coaching Next Season

Would you like to do better? For a chance to have Olympic coach and America’s Cup sailor Tony Rey coach you and your crew on

Champagne Coaching on a Beer Budget

• Have a friend with a powerboat film your boathandling. • Have your sail trimmers view trim from the powerboat. • Combine your post-race debrief

Scoring Alternatives

Time-on-Time: Each boat had a Time Correction Factor (or coefficient) that is multiplied by the boat’s elapsed time to compute its corrected time; the boat

When to Jibe-n-Run

The first jibe after rounding the top mark is always a tough call. When I look at Real Tick’s situation in our photo sequence, here’s

Oct. ’04 Quiz Results

1. Is it OK to ask your friends to help by covering or tacking on a competitor on the last day of a regatta? Yes:

Jim Richardson: Farr 40

The only two-time world champion in the history of the Farr 40 class speaks about the hard work that went into his most recent win, the 2004 Worlds in San Francisco. From our December 2004/January 2005 issue.

What a Coach Can Do For You

The day before the start of the 2004 Chicago Mackinac Race was memorable for two reasons. We were practicing on the TP 52 Esmeralda in

Win Free Coaching Next Season

Would you like to do better? For a chance to have Olympic coach and America’s Cup sailor Tony Rey coach you and your crew on

Champagne Coaching on a Beer Budget

• Have a friend with a powerboat film your boathandling. • Have your sail trimmers view trim from the powerboat. • Combine your post-race debrief

Scoring Alternatives

Time-on-Time: Each boat had a Time Correction Factor (or coefficient) that is multiplied by the boat’s elapsed time to compute its corrected time; the boat

When to Jibe-n-Run

The first jibe after rounding the top mark is always a tough call. When I look at Real Tick’s situation in our photo sequence, here’s

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