When should I gybe at the windward mark? **
49ers at the 2008 OlympicsAt the windward mark, most boats will bear away on to starboard gybe, but a few will gybe on to port in search of something better. When should you make that venture away from the bulk of the fleet? When is it likely to work, and when are you likely to be heading into oblivion?
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Racing 101: Tacking on a Header
Racing 101: Tacking on a Header We look at two races on the same day and see just how much it changes your race to try and punch through headers, instead of tacking in them...








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Leeward Mark Basics: Round Wide-and-Tight
Leeward Mark Basics: Round Wide-and-TightWatch a demonstration of the cardinal rule of leeward-mark roundings: start wide and finish tight. Using an example from the 2013 Melges 24 World Championships, the video demonstrates how failing to start wide and finish tight at the leeward mark puts a boat in a lower lane than her competitors....


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Some Basics of Upwind Geometry

6 - Some Basics of Upwind Geometry

In this video, we review laylines, ladder rungs, and the danger of getting too close to the edge of the course.....







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Hitting the Mark: Avoidance and Recovery
Hitting the Mark: Avoidance and RecoveryThis short video uses raceQs GeoVids to explore ways to avoid hitting the mark, and how to recover from this common mistake. GeoVids are videos that are synced with raceQs’ 3D replays to provide more advanced post-race analysis.....




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Bill Hardesty and the role of the tactician
Multiple Match Racing World Champion Ian Williams describes Bill Hardesty as his secret weapon, the tactical genius that helps him get the better of his opposition more often than not. Bill is also a great helmsman in his own right, and an aggressive fighter on the race course, as this interview reveals...
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A Short Introduction to Leverage, Risk and Reward on the Upwind Leg

A Short Introduction to Leverage, Risk and Reward on the Upwind Leg

Upwind Race Geometry: Why you need to understand the importance of the 'ladder rungs', the rhumb line, and building leverage.....

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Two Ways To Sail Less Distance - Part 2

Two Way To Sail Less Distance Part 2

Shortest Distance #2: How to make sure you’re sailing the least possible amount of distance by always being on the lifted tack, and why trading height for speed on the upwind leg is rarely worth it.....





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Two Ways to Sail Less Distance - Part 1
Two Way to Sail Less Distance Part 1Shortest Distance #1: How to make sure you’re sailing the least possible amount of distance by always being on the lifted tack, and why trading height for speed on the upwind leg is rarely worth it.....




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Sailing in bad air is not always a bad thing, says Jonathan McKee ***
Jonathan McKeeAudio: Olympic Gold Medallist and Melges 24 World Champion Jonathan McKee shares some of his tactical tips for racing in small keelboats like the Melges 24. 'Sail in bad air' is one of his more surprising nuggets of advice..."That rule that people say: 'Don't sail in bad air,' that's bad advice. Sometimes it's the lesser of two evils...."
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Nathan Outteridge and high-speed tactics
Nathan OutteridgeNathan Outteridge is arguably the best high-performance sailor in the world. He has won multiple 49er World titles as well as Olympic gold, has won a Moth world title and has steered AC45s and AC72s in the America's Cup. Here the young Australian talks through his approach to sharing tactical responsibilities in doublehanders...
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MP3: James Spithill on how to get yourself out of a fine mess

Audio (6 minutes) and text: James Spithill is best known as Oracle Team USA's winning skipper in the America's Cup and for his prowess on the match racing scene, but he's a pretty mean fleet racer too, having won the Melges 24 Worlds for example. In this interview the Australian professional looks at how to fight you way through the pack, and why it's the cool cats that win out in the end...



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