tactics Archives

Upwind tactics in big fleets

August 18th, 2025

Dave Dellenbaugh, member of the 2025 Class of the National Sailing Hall of Fame, discusses big fleet upwind tactics in

August 18th, 2025

Here’s how, and how not, to play port-tack weather mark roulette to come out a winner, or least with better

August 6th, 2025

Even the best can’t win all the time. Terry Hutchinson talks to Andy Rice about how to turn a bad

August 1st, 2025

Pete Boland hosts Sailfaster, a podcast series where racing sailors discuss what it takes to sail faster and how races

August 1st, 2025

by Kim Couranz. SpinSheet Some of the best news of 2025 is that Season Four of “Ted Lasso” reportedly started

June 14th, 2025

Dave Dellenbaugh, member of the 2025 Class of the National Sailing Hall of Fame, provides a plan in WindCheck magazine

June 2nd, 2025

by Kim Couranz, SpinSheet Last month at the Helly Hansen Sailing World Annapolis Regatta, I had a front-row seat to

May 28th, 2025

by Andy Rice, Yachting World “When I go out on the Solent to go racing, I often see a lot

July 31st, 2024

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

July 3rd, 2024

by Kim Couranz, SpinSheet Dinghy racing can be a remark- ably complex sport. From trying to decide which rig setting