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New Racers

Why Race Sailboats

New Racer Guide

Ins and Outs of Racing Flags

New Starting Sequence

Basic Spinnaker Handling

Racing Basics

 

 

Strategy and Tactics

Starting Tactics

Downwind Boatspeed

Prestart Strategy: Know the Laylines to the Start Line 

Upwind Sailing: The Duck and the Lee Bow

Upwind Tactics: Defending Against the LeeBow

Excerpts from Stuart Walker Books

Winners and Losers

Starting Strategy

Pre-Start Preparation - Developing a Repertoire

Stay Inbounds - A Look at Laylines

 

Rules

Racing Rules

US Sailing Appeals

Case Study: Port/Starboard #1

Case Study: Port/Starboard #2

 

 

Boat Handling

The Art of Tacking

On the Road

Why Can't I Point?

Steady Eddy Prevails: Sailing a Consistent Series

View from the Crew

Telltales

Kelp!

Short Tips

Consistent Angle of Heel

Tuning Before the Start

 

One on One with Sailing Champions

Charlie Ogletree - 2001 Santana 20 National Class Champion

Seth Radow - 2001 Transpac Champion

Chris Winnard/Andrew Kerr - 2002 Santana 20 National Class Champions

 

 

 

Miscellaneous

Restoring an Old Laser

Common Boating Knots

More Knots

Thoughts on Sportsmanship

About Sail Cloth 

Fleet Building Rocky Mountain Style

 

 

 

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