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Sailboat racing practice

Practice Makes Perfect

These sailing techniques can help your crew improve substantially, whether you practice alone or with another boat.

downwind sailing

Making Tracks Downwind

Cruising downwind is not as easy as you might think, here are three conditions and how to safely and efficiently sail in them.

Captain Sharon Renk-Greenlaw explains the vital components of a Westerbeke diesel at a session about engine maintenance.

Extending Your Range

The 12th annual Women’s Sailing Conference presented by the National Women’s Sailing Association took place at the Corinthian Yacht Club in Marblehead, Massachusetts on a sunny Saturday, June 1. At breakfast and lunch meetings, participants swapped stories and resources. Then they dug in at several hands-on sessions.

Let’s Go Sailing!

Whether you’ve set your sights on learning to sail, baby’s first bareboat charter, or casting off for bluewater adventures, a school close by can provide classroom and hands-on instruction that fits your goal and budget. From our May 2012 issue.

Diagram 1 The side tow method has several advantages, offering good maneuverability when docking and putting you close to the helm for easier communication. However, remember that the boat will be subject to leeway with this method; check your course often. Diagram 2 When docking using the side tow, maintain just enough speed to have steerage. As the boat nears the dock, engage reverse so the boat’s bow will move out and the stern will pivot in. Use the outboard to steer parallel to the dock and stop forward momentum. At slow speeds, the outboard will have much more steering effect than the boat’s rudder. Diagram 3 Backing into a slip using a side-tow arrangement requires good communication between the boat’s helmsman and the dinghy operator. If no one is at the boat’s helm, be sure that it’s securely lashed amidships.

Towing with your Tender

These three techniques help you safely move your boat when the engine, or the wind, doesn’t cooperate.

Sailboat racing practice

Practice Makes Perfect

These sailing techniques can help your crew improve substantially, whether you practice alone or with another boat.

downwind sailing

Making Tracks Downwind

Cruising downwind is not as easy as you might think, here are three conditions and how to safely and efficiently sail in them.

Captain Sharon Renk-Greenlaw explains the vital components of a Westerbeke diesel at a session about engine maintenance.

Extending Your Range

The 12th annual Women’s Sailing Conference presented by the National Women’s Sailing Association took place at the Corinthian Yacht Club in Marblehead, Massachusetts on a sunny Saturday, June 1. At breakfast and lunch meetings, participants swapped stories and resources. Then they dug in at several hands-on sessions.

Let’s Go Sailing!

Whether you’ve set your sights on learning to sail, baby’s first bareboat charter, or casting off for bluewater adventures, a school close by can provide classroom and hands-on instruction that fits your goal and budget. From our May 2012 issue.

Diagram 1 The side tow method has several advantages, offering good maneuverability when docking and putting you close to the helm for easier communication. However, remember that the boat will be subject to leeway with this method; check your course often. Diagram 2 When docking using the side tow, maintain just enough speed to have steerage. As the boat nears the dock, engage reverse so the boat’s bow will move out and the stern will pivot in. Use the outboard to steer parallel to the dock and stop forward momentum. At slow speeds, the outboard will have much more steering effect than the boat’s rudder. Diagram 3 Backing into a slip using a side-tow arrangement requires good communication between the boat’s helmsman and the dinghy operator. If no one is at the boat’s helm, be sure that it’s securely lashed amidships.

Towing with your Tender

These three techniques help you safely move your boat when the engine, or the wind, doesn’t cooperate.

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