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Extreme Weather Sailing – Practice the San Francisco Roll
San Francisco Roll - YouTube After experiencing the 2005 Tyne Tees Laser Qualifier where the UK Laser Standard, Radial and 4.7 fleets found themselves in 54 knots of offshore breeze I felt I should write a short article about some of the top tips I have learned over the years which perhaps we should all be familiar with when conditions get a little out of control for our experience. I learned my first tip from Mark Littlejohn during my first serious winter sailing the Laser in 1993. We found ourselves in a race with winds occasionally gusting 35+ knots at...
Hiking Styles - The Secrets Behind Efficient and Healthy Hiking
In this blog Steve discusses some of the typical problems associated with hiking out and takes advice from Fiona Taylor,...
Tacking - The Technical Stuff
I learnt to sail on an old gravel pit in the Midlands in the UK. Just to make it more...
Do you sail to your tell tales? Do you know your 4th Corner? Strong Wind Techniques for two sails.
Sailing with Tell Tales - The 4th Corner Sailing with Tell Tails: I could not sail without tell tails -...
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How to Make your RS200 Toe straps Comfortable - and its not just the toe straps!
Having a borrowed boat for a big event, there is always a bit of boat bumbling to do to ensure...
