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4 steps to sail downwind like a
pro
Okay, really there are 5
but the first one is more like homework, you do it
before you go sailing; Know Your
Targets! If you want to sail downwind
efficiently you have to know the target speed and
target wind angles you should be sailing for
different wind speeds. With luck you can get these
numbers from the designer of your boat or from US
Sailing if your boat, or one of the same design,
has been rated for ORR. Without one of those
options you may be able to find targets for a very
similar boat you can use as a starting point and
modify them over time as you collect real data
from sailing your boat; or you may have to totally
develop your own by observing and recording your
performance over time. In the absence of tactical
decisions you will ALWAYS sail downwind faster if
you sail your targets!
Step 1: Choose the side of
the course you want....
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Congratulations to Recent
Winners
NHYC Ahmanson
Series
Martela -2nd
PHRF Div 2 (partial)
Wildthing
-2nd Farr
30
(partial)
Outlier
-3rd Schock 35 (partial)
Ensenada
Tune-Up - E/P Sails win 2 of 4
classes
Martela
-2nd Class A, 2nd
Overall (partial)
Fandango
-2nd Class
B (partial)
No Rationing
-1st Class C, 4th
Overall
Cecilia
-1st
Non-spin (partial)
PSSA Guadalupe Island
Race
Ragtime
-1st Doublehanded, 1st Overall
Runaway -2nd
Doublehanded, 2nd Overall
Three
Tree Point Race
Teremotto!
- 1st PO3 Fleet, 2nd
OA (partial)
Dana Point
Series- E/P Sails lead 3 of 4 Classes
after 5 races
Martela,
Viggo
Torbensen
-2nd Class A, 4th OA (partial)
No
Rationing,
Brown/Pattison -1st
Class B, 1st OA
Sedona, Bruce
Lotz
-2nd Class B, 2nd OA
Orrski, Mark
Downey
-1st Class C, 5th OA (partial) Sea
Wings, Bill Taylor/Tom
Patty -1st
Non-Spinn |
Elliott/Pattison
Sailmakers 949
645-6697
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