Mastering Sailing – 25 Tips
Mastering Sailing is a collection of 25 notes and observations by Juan M. Egea, based on things I’ve learned from racing, testing and, quite often, making mistakes.
From tactics and strategy to boat preparation and tuning, each article shares one simple idea that I think is worth remembering
25 tips. Real situations. Things worth sharing.
When the shift is in your favour, go fast | Mastering Sailing #2
At the recent regatta in Almería, the wind was constantly shifting around a predominant direction. The shifts would come and go, sometimes to the right and a few times to the left. Because of the position of the racecourse, port tack was usually the longer tack on the...
Don’t let something you can control cost you a race | Mastering Sailing #1
There are many things in a regatta you cannot control: the wind, the shifts, other boats... Your boat shouldn’t be one of them. At the recent regatta in Almería, in strong wind conditions, I saw several boats lose races or have to retire because of relatively small...