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Announcing: Trust Me Racing School. Personalized instruction on all aspects of crewing on a race boat: foredeck, mast, pit, genoa trim, mainsail trim, running backstays, helm, tactician. ASA certified instructor. Leave a message on the message board if you would like to know more.
Basics of Sailboat Racing
The best way to learn is
to get out and do it, preferably for 20 years or so. However, we
need some sort of shortcut, so I've written a short description
that you can download by clicking on the Basics
of Sailboat Racing link on the left. Most books and articles
are too jargon filled or otherwise incomprehensible to be useful.
The goal is to have each person understand at least their job, anticipate
when and why things happen, and be able to usefully prioritize tasks.
Hopefully, this will help. |
| BowmansUnion SailHead Magazine Extreme Sailing™ |
| Good info for those who are considering learning how to operate on the foredeck. |
| Sailing World - From the Experts |
Good descriptions of trim principles. |
| Yacht Racer's Resource Center |
Crew recruiting source, as well as discussion board. |
| Interesting site. |
| North Sails Fast Course Online |
| Cool interactive sail shape thing. |
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| Sometimes a few helpful suggestions are appreciated. |