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Simple Tricks To Improve Your Sailboat Racing
This article by David Flynn of Quantum Sails first appeared in 2016 in SpinSheet.
I was out blasting around testing reaching spinnakers the other day on a new C&C 30, and I was reminded of how much fun sending it on a close reach really was.
This article by Kim Couranz first appeared in the July SpinSheet, but we think it's a must read helpful reminder for racing sailors in all seasons.
Argghh matey… there’s nothing like the leeward rail buried in the water, the tiller or wheel gripped firmly fighting the pressure, or is there?
Downwind starts make even the best tacticians nervous. Volumes have been written about proper technique, tactics, and strategy for upwind starts.
Race boats up and down the Chesapeake raised sails this weekend to take advantage of the fall breeze we wait for all summer long, and although it didn't blow quite as hard as it has
