Perfecting Your Tacks & Gybes
Smooth tacks and error free gybes are critical if you are to win the race. It is imperative that you practice your tacks and gybes at every opportunity in all wind strengths, I suggest that you put aside an hour per on-the-water training day to c...
Perfecting your Dinghy Sailing Starts
A good start in dinghy sailing can be crucial to a good result and whilst races are not won on the startline, they can certainly be lost. During the first 30 seconds of the first beat every meter translates to more positions gained or lost than at...
Recovering from a Poor Start
Great starts are the stuff that dreams are made of. But when the occasional nightmare start sabatoges your plans, there are ways to salvage a positive outcome. One of the most predictable trouble areas for most sailors is the start. It’s easy to g...
Sailing The Windward Beat Fast
Speed is very important on the first beat because your competitors are all so close together. By going fast, you can get your nose in front of the boats around you, and this will give you clear air plus a chance to play the shifts.
When you come ...
Rounding the Windward Mark
Most sailors think hard about the start, and consider upwind speed and playing windshifts, but often the process of rounding the windward mark and transitioning onto the downwind leg gets lost in the shuffle. In sailboat racing, every tiny bit cou...
Top Tips For Racing Downwind
My sailors have heard me say that you can win a race at the start, by the same token, you can loose a race on the downwind leg as it is often the boats behind that have a tactical advantage. Racing downwind on a run and getting to the leeward mark...
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