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Tactics & Strategy

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Tactics with Mike: Sail1Design Multitasking

By Airwaves writer Mike Ingham “EASE THE OUTHAUL” my skipper barks.  Now, in my opinion barking almost anything does no good, but in this case, we had just had a […]

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Tactics with Mike: Find the Starting Line

By Airwaves Writer Mike Ingham I think just about the hardest role on entire boat is the bow.  I don’t mean the mechanics, yes that is not easy, but a […]

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Tactics with Mike: Sail1Design Pre-Start Routine

By Airwaves writer Mike Ingham As a natural follow on to the last article about roles before the start, a good routine helps collect the right information and get everyone […]

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Tactics With Mike: Sail1Design Start Roles And Communication

By Airwaves Writer Mike Ingham I am coaching in Japan right now and today’s discussion centered on roles at the start.  It seems every team agrees with most of the […]

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Tactics With Mike: Sail1Design Goal Setting

By Airwaves writer Mike Ingham I was just coaching a guy and I suspected his goals were out of whack, so after the regatta I asked him to answer some […]

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S1D Tactics with Mike: Tactics Simplified –the Power of Observation

2013 09 30 Tactics Simplified –the Power of Observation, by Mike Ingham We recently sailed a regatta on a shifty lake. Our tactician was tied up and could not make […]

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Mike Ingham on Tactics: Downwind Gates

2013 08 16 Downwind Gates, or How To Finish The Run, by Mike Ingham Even in this Americas Cup I watch as these highly trained teams make mistakes choosing a […]

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Changing Your Apparent Wind, with Mike Ingham

By Airwaves Writer Mike Ingham I just finished up coaching in Howth Ireland for the 2013 J24 Words, sadly having to sit out while my collar bone fuses back together.  […]

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Airwaves' Mike Ingham: More on Downwind Tactics

05 August 2013                                                       […]

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Mike's Tip of the Week: First Move After the Top Mark

By Ariwaves writer Mike Ingham                                                    […]

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Team Racing Talk: Starting

By Airwaves Writer Zach Brown Team racing is comparable to a soft science major like psychology because it requires a healthy balance of rigid by-the-book-plays and creative genius to succeed.  […]

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Airwaves' Zach Brown on Chalk Talk: The Future of College Sailing Boats

Airwaves writer Zach Brown shares his thoughts about college sailing dinghies and explains some of his points on Chalk Talk. You can scroll through Airwaves here to read more on […]

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Rookie Mistakes – 5 Common Errors Made While Team Racing

  By Maggie Lumkes 1) Chasing the 1st place boat – You see it in every regatta; one teammate fighting to catch the first place boat when the play is […]

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2012 ICSA SPRING TEAM RACE PRE-SEASON RANKINGS & OUTLOOK

SAIL1DESIGN ICSA TEAM RACE RANKINGS PREVIEW Martha Pitt Sponsored by Atlantis Weathergear With February now upon us, just a few weeks remain until the spring college sailing season gets underway!  […]

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The (Lost) Art of Setting Reach Legs, by Ken Legler

  “We want occasional reach legs” and “Reaches are parades” are two often heard phrases on Scuttlebutt.  Most reach legs have become parades with few strategical options and as a […]

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Interview with Paul Cayard on his own Sailing History

    By Vince Casalaina: a strong 6 min. interview with Paul Cayard going back in time.  He’s relaxed and engaging as he tells some inside stories about his early […]

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Strategy is Good, Tactics are Evil, by Ken Legler

By Airwaves Contributor Ken Legler Are strategy and tactics not the same?  Strategy is you versus the race course, including wind, current, position of marks, and obstacles. Tactics is you […]

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Ken Legler: How Dinghy Crews Win Team Races

Presented by Mauri Pro Sailing Skippers are generally considered to be the bigger factor in executing team racing moves and certainly skippers need to know the plays to win.  However, […]

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Pete Levesque on Black Flag Starts

Black Flag – Behind the Scenes                    By: Pete Levesque Brought to you by Mauri Pro Sailing  www.mauriprosailing.com     Typically, when a race committee displays the black flag, sailors will […]

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RAD 420 (Reduced Sail Design 420) Goal

The RAD was designed to fill a void in most Junior Sailing Programs between Opti and C420.  Many programs were having a hard time with keeping and engaging kids that […]

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