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Bad Sailing Days - The Boat Galley

Yeah, it'd be windy . . . but we're tough . . . we love heavy air . . . we win races in this stuff. ... And we've learned what max winds we like ...

Sailing in waves: top tips to keep you safe at speed - Yachting Monthly

Sailing in waves can be difficult, Toby Heppell finds out about the best rough weather tactics to keep you sailing for speed, comfort, ...

We're getting excited for STIR... - St. Thomas Sailing Center ...

It's smaller for sailing in heavy air with a smaller than usual crew. ... sailing courses and boat access program. Bring ... The girls love the water.

Three Light Wind Sailing Tips

Do your best to maintain whatever momentum you are able to achieve to gain the most advantage from apparent wind. (You'll learn more about ...

Preparing A Boat to Sail Solo - Practical Sailor

The ability to heave to is, in my view, essential for solo sailing. Prolonged heavy weather especially with the wind forward is very tiring and ...

Mental Toughness in Sailboat Racing - Sailing To Win Blog!

But if you want to be a really good sailor, and move up to the next level, you really have to embrace heavy air and you have to love it.

The physics of sailing - AIP Publishing

Moving air has kinetic energy that can, through its interaction with the sails, be used to propel a sailboat. Like airplane wings, sails exploit ...

Learning to Bareboat Cruise on a 40-foot Catamaran with Offshore ...

For anyone looking to learn how to sail, Offshore Sailing School is really the way to go as we went from knowing very little besides the absolute basics to ...

What is Sailing Like? Things They Don't Tell You

Music! Sing, dance, learn to play an instrument - depending how long your voyage is, there is always time for music! From a couple hour day sail ...

Learning Hydraulics the Hardway - Sailing Makara

At 10 knots, we had pulled out the sails, but at 30, we needed to reef them down. The strong winds set a strong weather helm into the steering ...

How to Sail Downwind, Trim Techniques | Inspire and Learn

In this episode, we will delve into the art of sail trimming when sailing downwind. Whether you're a seasoned sailor or just beginning to ...

DaySailer.org Forum • View topic - Sailing Downwind in strong winds

I had to learn it was like recovering from a skid in a car. ("Skid ... I thought I was commenting on heavy gusty air concerns about capsizing.

Just a few reasons why we think the Chesapeake Bay is the ... - TikTok

place to learn & fall in love with sailing! Truly unique in what it has to offer, we love where we are based. If you have experienced sailing ...

Life-Long Lessons I Learned from Sailing - Project Bold Life

When sailing, one of the first lessons is how to read the wind and the impact it has on direction, speed, and safety. A sailor learns to ...

Seven Sailing Tips for Sailing in Rough Weather

1. Pinch up in a gust · 2. Push the mainsheet car downwind · 3. Slack the mainsheet · 4. Adjust headsail blocks and sheets · 5. Heave-to before sail reefing · 6.

Heavy Weather Tactics - Astrolabe Sailing

Take in to account the true and apparent wind speeds. When the wind is behind you things can seem quite calm, until you turn upwind again and ...

Audi Tron Sailing Series at Circolo del Remo e della Vela Italia - Day 1

Sail World - The world's largest sailing news network; sail and sailing, cruising, boating news. ... Learn to love sailing in heavy air. If sailing in breeze isn' ...

Heavy Weather Sailing Tactics - BYYB Forums

A direct route to home may not be the best course, but in that, general direction is probably wise. If this is into the wind then sail not quite ...

Sailing Series® Melges 20 at Talmone, Italy - Day 1

Sail World - The world's largest sailing news network; sail and sailing, cruising, boating news. ... Learn to love sailing in heavy air. If sailing in breeze isn' ...

Sailing Newbie Question - narkive

I am learning to sail and have a few questions. I understand that the sails can act either as an airofoil (lile an aircraft wing) or like a