By Ken Legler Practice Drills for Team Racing Most team racing drills fall into two categories; race and re-set and forced rounding combinations. There are plenty more but let’s start with these two. In race and re-set simply start a team race until one team has a big lead. The boat in first can sail … Read More
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 self-evaluating questions including one on his attitude. It became clear he was that he is focused on results not process. Here are some quotes from … Read More
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 it, so we asked our mast person to pinch hit. She wanted nothing to do with it claiming that being labeled a tactician was intimidating … Read More
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 downwind gate, and they only have two boats. Add the complexity of a large fleet and it is not so easy. Today we are going … Read More
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. As I watched the practice race I paid particular attention to downwind tactics, and could not help but observe how well the top teams managed … Read More
05 August 2013 Volume 1, Issue 2 By Airwaves writer Mike Ingham At 109 boats, the Thistle Nationals … Read More
By Ariwaves writer Mike Ingham Volume I, Issue 1 Sail1Design is pleased to announce two new additions … Read More
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. At certain times in the race you must be disciplined and at others you need to be smart. Successful starting demands the key mix of … Read More
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 Zach’s insights. Skip ahead to 11:30 in the video to hear Sail1Design’s Zach Brown.
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 behind them. If you aren’t in first place, you are either losing or going for a play 2. If you are going for play 2, … Read More
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! I am sure that college sailors around the country are ready to hit the water again. Though the season has many fleet racing regattas, college … Read More
“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 result most big regattas are all windward-leewards. It didn’t used to be that way. Here is what happened.
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 days in the Cup and later in the Whitbread.