September 10th, 2013
By Glenn McCarthy, Lake Michigan Sail Racing Federation When the first mark is a reach or a run, competitors find they have to adjust their thoughts, ideas, tactics and positioning in order to get across the starting line. Something happened in this sport, I’m not sure if it was caused by admiration for the beautiful
September 5th, 2013
By Frederic Berg My heart goes out to the family and friends of Craig Williams. Sailing is meant to be a pastime and should not lead to a tragic loss of life. While we cannot replace a fellow sailor’s life, perhaps we can collectively contribute solutions to problems encountered by Uncontrollable Urge during the Islands
August 20th, 2013
by Glenn McCarthy, Lake Michigan Sail Racing Federation The International 505 Class runs all of their races without a Race Committee boat, whether for fleet races, National Championships or their World Championship. How do you run a race without Race Committee? With a Rabbit Start! It is a really simple process and commonly works very
July 30th, 2013
Donald Street Jr. is somewhere north of 80 years old, and has swallowed more salt water than most of us will ever have splashed on us. Here he shares the views of the late Bill Snaith, engineer, author, raconteur, and successful ocean racing skipper of a series of yawls named Figaro, about the yawl rig…
July 23rd, 2013
By Tom Lochhaas, About.com Guide A report from the U.K. of a sailor who died mere hours after buying his new boat should remind us all of how quickly the joy of sailing can turn tragic. Hany Mustapha, a British businessman, had just bought his 21-foot sloop and was on his first sail, solo, when
July 22nd, 2013
By Whitney Peterson & Kellie Crete, Gowrie Group Experienced boaters know that things happen fast. A typical recreational propeller can travel from head to toe on a person in the water in less than one tenth of a second. Propeller guards add an important margin of safety for boats operated around children, sailors, and swimmers.
July 8th, 2013
By Glenn McCarthy ISAF and US Sailing created certification programs for Race Management. These documents and training modules are modeled to design racing and train Race Management personnel so that they can run races at the 300 person, once every four year regatta called the Olympic Games. They want all Race Management worldwide to run
July 1st, 2013
No sailing navigation tool tops a great magnetic compass for simplicity and reliability–without the hassle of power or batteries. But you need to be aware of one secret rule that can cause any compass to go haywire! If you are anything like me, it’s easy to forget about the metal and electronics that may surround
June 20th, 2013
By Joe Cooper, WindCheck The scene: A lovely Sunday afternoon on our favorite body of water…steering our boat upwind. The sails are trimmed just so, the boat is at about 12-15 degrees of heel, feels great and you know it is going “fast” without looking at the TV on the binnacle. Quick question: How many
June 20th, 2013
By Glenn McCarthy Just like the mentally challenged guy standing on the street corner talking to himself, we in the sport of sailing talk to ourselves. Most event hosts don’t bother with press releases, write stories or even get the results on a website, or with great delay getting them up on the website or
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