Coach Lasso’s Lessons for Sailors

by Kim Couranz. SpinSheet
Some of the best news of 2025 is that Season Four of “Ted Lasso” reportedly started filming last month. Ted, Roy, Rebecca, Keeley, and the rest of the cast helped many of us weather the storm of the pandemic through examples of empathy, kindness, forgiveness, and personal growth. And of course, a lot of laughter.

While it’s about a heck of a lot more than a guy coaching a soccer team, “Ted Lasso” does provide many nuggets that can be applied to small-boat racing. Ted knows more than he (at least initially) thinks he does about coaching soccer (football!). Turns out, many of his lessons, thoughts, and folksy sayings apply to dinghy sailing, too. – Full report