Get a Good Start
At the 52 Super Series, Quantum Racing’s Terry Hutchinson shares some tips for getting the best start you can.
At the 52 Super Series, Quantum Racing’s Terry Hutchinson shares some tips for getting the best start you can.
Top bowman Matt Cassidy shares his tips for communicating time to the starting line in an effective and efficient manner.
Strategy: There’s a lot going on in the final minutes of the pre-start, and a keen eye to what’s happening up the course and with your own sails can help you recognize, and react to, a last-minute shift.
Winner’s Debrief: For Helmut and Evan Jahn’s Flash Gordon team, a decade of hard work resulted in a win at the 2012 Rolex Farr 40 World Championships.
Expect the unexpected and hop in a boat with someone new.
The right attitude and a little bit of psychiatry in the front of the boat will go a long ways toward success.
Every racetrack has its unique facets. For Key West Race Week, one of the keys to success runs counter to one of the more basic lessons in competitive sailing.
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.
Understanding one’s competitive shortcomings is never easy, but as the doctor explains, getting to the heart of our fears will result in consistent and enjoyable results on the racecourse. Strategy from our October 2012 issue.
In this ‘Around the Buoys’ article from our January 1997 issue, Morgan Reeser describes how to utilize your planing ability even when the mark is dead downwind.
Position reports and fleet tracking for ocean races are fine and good for friends, fans, and the media, but on the racecourse, knowing what others are up to dilutes the challenge. Gaining Bearing from our July/August 2012 issue.
Communication between boats on the course can help in tight situations, but sometimes it’s better to “shut up and sail.” From the Experts “Technique” from our July/August 2012 issue.
At the 52 Super Series, Quantum Racing’s Terry Hutchinson shares some tips for getting the best start you can.
Top bowman Matt Cassidy shares his tips for communicating time to the starting line in an effective and efficient manner.
Strategy: There’s a lot going on in the final minutes of the pre-start, and a keen eye to what’s happening up the course and with your own sails can help you recognize, and react to, a last-minute shift.
Winner’s Debrief: For Helmut and Evan Jahn’s Flash Gordon team, a decade of hard work resulted in a win at the 2012 Rolex Farr 40 World Championships.
Expect the unexpected and hop in a boat with someone new.
The right attitude and a little bit of psychiatry in the front of the boat will go a long ways toward success.
Every racetrack has its unique facets. For Key West Race Week, one of the keys to success runs counter to one of the more basic lessons in competitive sailing.
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.
Understanding one’s competitive shortcomings is never easy, but as the doctor explains, getting to the heart of our fears will result in consistent and enjoyable results on the racecourse. Strategy from our October 2012 issue.
In this ‘Around the Buoys’ article from our January 1997 issue, Morgan Reeser describes how to utilize your planing ability even when the mark is dead downwind.
Position reports and fleet tracking for ocean races are fine and good for friends, fans, and the media, but on the racecourse, knowing what others are up to dilutes the challenge. Gaining Bearing from our July/August 2012 issue.
Communication between boats on the course can help in tight situations, but sometimes it’s better to “shut up and sail.” From the Experts “Technique” from our July/August 2012 issue.
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