Sailing Specific Fitness - I have summarised below some of the nuggets that I read in Michael Blackburn's excellent book "Sail Fitter" and I highly recommend that if you are serious about getting faster on the race track your fitness is one of the major factors that will influence your results.
Michael's book is full of excellent advice and training...
Although light air sailing is far from most sailors' favourite conditions, it does provide the greatest number of opportunities to make the biggest gains.
A well-sailed boat can develop a great speed advantage and at times it can go literally twice as fast as its competitors – so it is not unusual to see the largest race-winning leads developed in...
Anticipation in Sailing Races - In every sailing race, to enhance your chance of success you must keep a constant watch ahead and around the course to see what's coming and have a plan on how to deal with it before you get there.
Before You Leave The BeachBefore you leave the beach and before every race, you need to...
Step 1. Work on your weaknesses. Steps to Winning a Regatta
We all have different strengths and weaknesses, for some, it is light air and flat water, for others they are faster in a big breeze and boisterous seas.
It is fun to practice in your favourite conditions but you need to get out of your comfort zone and spend more...
Gear changing is what separates the mid-fleet sailors from those who always seem to be a tad quicker and higher.
While most of the fleet starts the race with a similar setup created with the help of a tuning guide, the fast boats are constantly making additional adjustments. When conditions suddenly change—a puff hits or you sail into a lull,...
