Chris Snow Archives

Making your own weather forecast

April 6th, 2026

by Chris Snow, The Favored End Being on the water means being exposed to the weather, that’s one of the

January 29th, 2025

Professional sailor and coach Chris Snow reminds us that the 2025 sailing season begins with a plan: If you are

December 13th, 2023

Sailing coach Chris Snow compares getting better at sailing with learning to play music: Back in 2006 our family moved

October 19th, 2022

Professional sailor and coach Chris Snow reminds us that there’s no time to rest during the race: Your quads burn,

June 15th, 2022

The sport of sailing embraces adventure, but let’s face it, a diet of only windward-leeward regattas isn’t too adventuresome. To

March 23rd, 2022

Overcoming adversity in a regatta has everything to do with how you react to it, and this mental skill-set needs

September 12th, 2021

With so many of the classic offshore races at around 600nm, the biennial Transpac Race is a monster at 2225nm.

June 2nd, 2021

In The One Design Line, US Sailing’s e-Newsletter for one design sailors, Chris Snow shares a report about one design

May 17th, 2021

Consider some old-school advice on easy ways to finish well by not making these simple mistakes. Report by Chris Snow

March 30th, 2021

How we end things impacts how we feel. A bad regatta feels better when the last race is a keeper,