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 […]
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 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 […]
Read moreby 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 […]
Read morevia 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 […]
Read morevia 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 […]
Read morevia 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 […]
Read moreby Colin Gowland via International Sailing Academy In many conditions, we often see sailors with poor gust and/or lull response. In regards to hiking, particularly in gusts, there can be a […]
Read moreby Colin Gowland via International Sailing Academy Sail Setup in Hiking Conditions Sail is set up for only 5° of weather helm, and set up with a wide enough groove to […]
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