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Hints and Tips, RS 400, Steve's Blog, Video CritiquePerfecting the RS400 Gybe – well nearly.
16 knots sea breeze and we were allowed to go out to play at Lee on Solent Sailing Club. I plugged in my speed puck to get some numbers and help us focus on our...
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Hints and Tips, Steve's Blog, Video CritiqueThe Backward Facing Tack in a Centre Main Boat? – Weird or Cleaver Thinking.
The original inventor of the backwards tack was a Finnish Europe Sailor called Jyurki Taiminnen. He defied his coaches by sticking with this strange option to tack backwards despite having a centre main because he...
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Hints and Tips, Video CritiqueThe Boat Whisperer Free Chapters Released Weekly
We like to think the Boat Whisperer Series contain a few things worth listening to. Over the coming weeks we’ll be sharing a selection of chapters totally free of charge to keep you thinking about...
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Hints & Tips Index, RS 400, Steve's Blog, Video CritiqueRoll Tacking an RS400.
If you have downloaded and watched the Boatwhisperer Upwind DVD, you will notice that the tacking is shown and discussed in detail with footage of a single-hander. Now with a recent purchase of a Go-Pro...
By Steve Cockerill4 2439 0 -
Aero, Hints and Tips, Steve's Blog, Video CritiqueAero Sailing
I have been sailing the RS Aero for a while and I have enjoyed some excellent regattas following from my perhaps “over achievement “at the World Championships. I have been working on my backward tack...
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Hints and Tips, Video CritiqueRYA Dinghy Show 2016 Review
My favourite part of the pre season is making the annual trip to Alexandra Palace, London, for the RYA Suzuki Dinghy Show. It’s a great place to catch up with old friends and meet...
By James Dowrick0 2463 0 -
Hints and Tips, Steve's Blog, Video CritiqueAnother Video Critique
Great – some more video to get stuck into. This time of Matt Smith who looks to be a very keen Tera sailor. 15 seconds – it obvious that Matt is very happy centre sheeting,...
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Hints and Tips, Steve's Blog, Video CritiqueVideo Critique 4
It’s great to see more video’s to critique, specially of a sailor who has as much experience as and club racing success as Mark Harper. I know that many experienced successful sailors find it hard...
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Hints and Tips, Steve's Blog, Video CritiqueSheeting Techniques
Hand over hand sheeting and releasing techniques – I am always discussing how important this technique is as it is your throttle control. Enjoy.
By Steve Cockerill1 3997 1 -
Hints and Tips, Steve's Blog, Video CritiqueCheecky Little Sail in a 300
The enthusiasm of our Team Rooster Sailor – Mark Riddington is infectious – add to that the temptation to sail an RS300 again after nearly 6 years and yes I was even driven there to...
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