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Sail Twist Basics

August 17, 2023/by Grant Headifen

How can the wind direction be different between the top of the mast and the bottom?

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Basic Telltale Control continued

August 14, 2023/by Grant Headifen

Controlling the telltales by making course adjustments – when making the woolies fly by making course adjustments the rule is…

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High Wind and Gust Management in Sailing

August 13, 2023/by Grant Headifen

Professional sail trimmers deal with high winds and gusts by managing the traveler and mainsheet simultaneously. The fairlead position…

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Best Angle to the Wind when Sailing

August 13, 2023/by Grant Headifen

Here’s a diagram to show you what “degrees off the wind” means. Sails, unlike wings, get their shape from the wind pressure against the fabric….

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Lifts and Knocks in Sailing

August 11, 2023/by Grant Headifen

Lifts and Knocks are technical terms for how the direction of the wind changes, requiring changes in how you respond while sailing…

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Sail TellTales

August 11, 2023/by Grant Headifen

“Telltales” attached to the sail in strategic positions to “tell” us what the wind is doing at that exact location.

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NED Sailing Simulator

August 9, 2023/by Grant Headifen

Before you play with NED, the sailing simulator, read this first. The graphic below is representative of a real wind meter on…

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The Job of a Sail Trimmer

August 5, 2023/by Grant Headifen

Sail trimmers in world-class regattas spend years reading and understanding the wind relative to the sails. Sometimes they trim the sheets only a few inches/cm…

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Terms Port – Starboard – Forward – Aft

August 4, 2023/by Grant Headifen

In discussing sail trim, certain terminologies must be understood and so we are presenting a few basics to get you started

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Names of Thingys in Sailing

August 2, 2023/by Grant Headifen

There’s a lot of terminology in sailing, and to get started with sail trim we recommend beginning with some key sailing “thingy” terms.

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