(Medemblik, Netherlands) – Three races were completed today in each fleet, concluding the qualifying series for the 2017 Laser Radial Youth World Championships in Holland. Breeze on the IJsselmeer hovered […]
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Katie Olsen
2017 Laser Radial Youth World Championships – Day 3
(Medemblik, Netherlands) – No races were completed today, due to lack of wind. All fleets sailed out on the IJsselmeer in about 5 knots of breeze, hopeful for more to […]
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2017 Laser Radial Youth World Championships – Day 2
Leaders Emerge on Day 2 of the Laser Radial Youth Worlds (Medemblik, Netherlands) – With sunny skies and a consistent 10 knot breeze, all 6 fleets completed two races for […]
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2017 Laser Radial Youth World Championships – Day 1
Light Winds and Tight Racing on Day 1 of the Laser Radial Youth Worlds (Medemblik, Netherlands) – Two races were completed on Day 1 of the 2017 Laser Radial Youth […]
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Fit for the Road
by Meka Taulbee via SailFit, Inc. Considering that all of us have to travel to get to the majority of regattas, I thought I would give you a list of […]
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Sailing Upwind
via SportVid When you are watching Laser sailing during the Olympic Games or a World Championship it looks really easy to sail the boat very fast. How can you learn […]
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How to Sail Fast in Light Air and Chop
By Vaughn Harrison via International Sailing Academy Very few sailors excel in light wind and choppy water. It is the most challenging condition because your sail and telltales aren’t always […]
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How Breathing Can Deeply Affect Your Sailing
by Youssef Akrout via Dream Big Sailing Why do dinghy sailors often capsize at the upwind mark rounding even at a high level? Why do they unwillingly breach rules, miss […]
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Tacking a Laser
via SportVid How to Tack a Laser Tacking a boat means we change tacks by moving the boat through head to wind. This means the tack starts by heading up […]
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Laser Vang Adjustment Downwind
via SportVid We have already written an article about vang tension downwind. But we still receive many questions and comments on the videos on our YouTube channel and the official SportVid library. A […]
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