By Jon Emmett One of the beauties of Lasers is just how well they tack—if tacked well. Races are anything but a boat speed race to the corner in most […]
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By Jon Emmett One of the beauties of Lasers is just how well they tack—if tacked well. Races are anything but a boat speed race to the corner in most […]
Read moreby Jon Emmett Starting is undoubtedly an extremely important part of the race: this is why we practice it so much. There are many articles written about the techniques involved […]
Read moreby Jon Emmett The Laser is truly the boat for all ages from our Junior 4.7s to our legendary (over 75 year old) Masters. No other adult class is raced […]
Read moreby Vaughn Harrison via International Sailing Academy Sailing downwind in a Laser is an art. In big breeze, it’s survival. Some people make it look easy, but it doesn’t mean […]
Read moreBy Vaughn Harrison via International Sailing Academy Improve your upwind speed in breeze by adjusting your body position to get the most out of your hiking. At our clinics, one […]
Read morevia 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 […]
Read moreBy 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 […]
Read moreby 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 […]
Read morevia 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 […]
Read morevia 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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