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#RacingTopTip – Light Air Sailing – Tactics

September 14th, 2016

You’ve just started a light air race; you’ve had an okay start but are being pinched off or are sitting

September 13th, 2016

by Mark Thornton, LakeErieWX Whether it’s a beer can race or a top tier regatta, weather often adds a bit

September 6th, 2016

by Matthew Fortune Reid I am a sailor, pure and simple. I give myself to this fact, because to deny

August 31st, 2016

Max Crittenden switches kites outside San Francisco Bay

August 29th, 2016

Safety at Sea instructor Paul Cunningham helps us to understand the differences between inflatable PFDs, and the pros and cons

August 21st, 2016

By Dave Reed, Sailing World In the crazy new world of America’s Cup racing, the start is it. Nail it,

August 17th, 2016

By Rob Windsor I’m sitting on a plane from San Francisco to Boston now. 12 hours ago I finished a

August 14th, 2016

by Cindy Wallach, SpinSheet My 12 year old gave me a Mother’s Day card this year with the following note:

August 10th, 2016

You’re on starboard layline to the weather mark and planning your downwind leg. You’re leading a pack of eight boats

August 9th, 2016

By Jason Samenow, Washington Post Hurricanes, large and small, have eluded U.S. shores for record lengths of time. As population