David Flynn Archives

A primer on the racing staysail

July 17th, 2025

by David Flynn, Quantum Sails As we swing into the distance racing season, I thought it would be useful to

March 25th, 2025

by David Flynn, SpinSheet magazine As you read this, you are already probably behind the curve in terms of getting

October 30th, 2024

In his recent column for SpinSheet magazine, David Flynn of Quantum Sails discussed the situations that required being patient on

July 31st, 2024

by David Flynn, SpinSheet Sailboat racing is a sport that demands quick and decisive decision making and action. However, it

May 16th, 2024

by David Flynn, Quantum Sails There are four components that factor into a tactician’s strategic guesses: predicted weather, current, local

August 24th, 2023

Quantum Sails Annapolis’ Dave Flynn boils down years of industry knowledge into a few easy to check bullet points to

August 31st, 2022

by Dave Flynn, Quantum Sails Anybody who sails in North America during the summer months has probably encountered powerful localized

August 25th, 2022

The breeze is up, or a puff is on, and you need to depower the mainsail ASAP. So, which do

August 17th, 2022

Quantum Annapolis’ David Flynn pulls from his extensive racing knowledge to discuss commonly made mistakes when starting and rounding marks,

May 4th, 2022

by David Flynn, Quantum Annapolis Volumes have been written about trim and technique to optimize performance straight upwind and downwind.