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“Match Racing” – Part II: What is Match Racing?

June 11, 2010

Read also: previous article –  “Match Racing” – Part I: History

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“Match Racing” – Part I: History

May 23, 2010

In the sport of sailing, match racing is a particularly exciting and increasingly popular form of sailboat racing that encounters growing success. The term match racing has a special meaning: in contrast to fleet racing, a match race is a regatta where two boats go head-to-head in competition against each other. One boat wins, the [...]

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Luffing and Proper Course at the Start

April 14, 2010

Wednesday April 7th, Boogdolt 2.00pm: another sailboat regatta is about to begin! The line at Boogdolt is a bit narrow, facing the top-mark due East and 3 sims away. The RD (maliciously?) set the wind direction to 80°, putting the pin end of the line so far to windward that boats could barely cross the [...]

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The Sailing Academy hits its Stride

February 7, 2010

Welcome to the first in a series of news and updates on the Sailing Academy (SA). We intend to keep you informed about the SA program and activities with this column. So watch this space!

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SL-ACA Cup: double challenge for finalists

January 27, 2010

The SL-ACA Cup will use both Fleet racing for series, and Match Racing for finals. Occasion is given here to focus on the main differences between these two race formats.

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VMG applied to Course A of ACA-SL CUP

January 18, 2010

This is the second Part of the article “VMG demystified“, to put into practice what we learned. Oh by the way, have you done your homework? Here are the results I have found, but to be honest, it is not very important. What matters, is you understand some terminology and some basic principles. Answer to [...]

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VMG demystified

January 17, 2010

I think it is advisable to take every opportunity to try to provide guidelines and good practice for a better experience for all beginners. The “Top sailors” may help a lot with this as well, and by doing that, they will enhance SL Sailing, with better trained sailors, better races, and finally better competitions. I [...]

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Second Wind

February 18, 2008

  Ready to hear more about how race wind works? This time I’ll answer more of the questions I posed in my first article. So you don’t have to jump back and forth, I’ll repeat each question in bold before I give an answer. And for those who suffered flashbacks of high school math classes [...]

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Blow

January 25, 2008

  Several weeks ago a group of us were sitting around the table on the terrace of Nantucket Yacht Club, knocking back a few and talking about the wind. Jane Fossett asked, “do all boats in a given race feel the same variation of wind at the same time?” A simple question, yet a critical [...]

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Bea Woodget teaches Olympic Sailing Skills

December 14, 2007

As part of NYC’s ongoing Sailing Skills Classes, Bea Woodget has pulled together a slide set that takes a close look at the Starboards Yacht Club Olympic Course. It dissects each leg of the race, detailing the sailing issues and skipper options. Bea will present the current version of her slideshow during the regular 12:00 noon Sailing Skills Class [...]

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