A look at how you can use your boat's wind wash to disturb the air of a sailboat by tacking directly underneath them, and slightly ahead of their bow....
At 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?
Watch 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....
This 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.....
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...
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.....
Shortest 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.....
Audio: 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...."
Nathan 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...
