From dinghies and hydrofoils to offshore races and sail training aboard tall ships, these are exciting times for young sailors…many of whom actually write the stories in this section!
A lot of sailors think hard about the start, and talk a lot about upwind speed and playing windshifts, but often the process of rounding the windward mark and transitioning onto the downwind leg gets lost in the shuffle. In sailboat racing, every tiny bit counts, and having a clean and successful windward mark rounding can gain you valuable boatlengths.
Excited winners of the 2013 Vineyard Race tell their story.
Although there are no spinnakers in high school sailing, the downwind legs are far from a parade to the next mark or the finish; with good technique, you can make significant gains. To be aware of and to react to strategic considerations such as the effects of current or better wind pressure and tactical considerations such as getting inside overlaps on other boats, both skipper and crew need to keep their heads outside the boat throughout a reach or run.
Twenty-eight clubs from around the Sound participated in Junior Race Week, hosted by the Junior Sailing Association of Long Island Sound
It has been proven time and time again that crew morale is often one of the key factors to success in big boat races.
The MudRatz organization was created to help keen juniors develop and improve their sailing and racing skills.
Sign your children for sailing lessons and watch them cruise the clear blue waters.
No matter what happens over the course of a race, your ultimate finishing position depends on how you sail the last leg of the race. People often talk about starting strategy and first beat strategy, but it’s also useful to think about considerations for the last leg, which is often a beat to weather.
Like all aspects of sailing, organization is often the key to success. With proper planning and forethought by parents, sailors and instructors, the summer can be filled with lots of smiles and fun rather than tears and headaches!
One of the reasons LISOT has been so successful on the racecourse is the coaching and fine-tuning of a well-oiled program that has continued to raise the bar for over 10 years.
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