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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Katie Olsen
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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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 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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Untold Secrets for a Perfect Start
by Youssef Akrout via Dream Big Sailing “Obstacle Effect” on the starting line Ever wondered why top sailors choose the pin end on a neutral starting line risking to breach […]
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Downwind Mark Rounding
via SportVid How to Round the Downwind Mark When approaching the downwind mark it is really important to start in time with the preparations of the mark rounding. Make sure […]
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Laser Downwind in 20 Knots
via Matteo Sammarco Top 3 Italian Radial sailors: Maelle Frascari, Valentina Balbi and Silvia Zennaro. Also featuring Mario Benini and Zeno Gregorin. Filmed with GoPro Hero 4 Session and edited with Final […]
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Capsizing and Recovery: Learn Your Limits
via SportVid It happens to all of us and it is not necessarily a bad thing. Most Olympic sailors agree, “if you have never capsized in your life you don’t […]
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