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Apparent Wind: July 2011
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Friday, July 1, 2011. Sailing as a Spectator Sport. Like many avid sailors, I would love to see sailing become a more popular (probably too strong a word) spectator sport. Non-sailors compare watching sailing to watching paint dry…. This is actually gel coat, which might be more interesting than standard paint. Is it going to cover? Will the sprayer spit all over the work or coat it evenly? Did I put in enough catalyst to make it dry or will it stay sticky forever? Fascinating, once you get into it!
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Apparent Wind: How Oily Are Your Sails?
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Thursday, December 6, 2012. How Oily Are Your Sails? I have been buying Laser sails for years – about one per year. I never gave a thought about where they were made. There was no significant difference in geography between North sails made in Sri Lanka and Intensity sails made in China. They were both a continent and an ocean away. There is a big difference in price, but transportation is not a cause of any of that. He is the premier “go to” sailmaker for at least one class. While buying sails is a matt...
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Apparent Wind: March 2011
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Monday, March 28, 2011. Nothing 1000 Tacks Can’t Fix. I recently returned from a terrific four day Laser sailing clinic at Sailfit in Clearwater, Florida. I went with four of my regular sailing buddies, and all of us agree that we had a great time and learned a ton about laser sailing. It’s hard to say what the best parts of it were, but here is a list of choices:. 8226; Small class of 6 people. 8226; Entire group at more or less the same skill level. 8226; Coaching to match our skill level and needs.
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Apparent Wind: September 2011
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Wednesday, September 21, 2011. 21st Century Chalk Talks in High School Sailing. When there is no longer enough time in the sailing day to teach sailing in the preferred format, what is the best alternative? Can you take a little time from each part of the universally accepted “best practices” structure – direct instruction (chalk talks), rigging, sailing, de-rigging, and debriefing – and make it work? To shorten the sailing time significantly seems tantamount to giving up on the idea of a quality program.
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Apparent Wind: June 2012
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Monday, June 4, 2012. Is sailing crawling along the path of becoming a helmet sport? Many of us have an immediate, perhaps visceral, negative reaction to the idea that sailing has risks significant enough to warrant the wearing of helmets. We who have been sailing helmetless for thirty years have a natural suspicion about the idea. Have we been living on the edge of danger for all these years, and have we been oblivious to the inherent risks of our sport? Nothing concussed me, and I did not concuss myself.
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Apparent Wind: The Business of Sailing vs. the Interests of Sailors
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Wednesday, January 2, 2013. The Business of Sailing vs. the Interests of Sailors. I used to think that a winning business strategy was that doing what is best for the customers is what is best for the business. The long term loyalty of customers will reap long term rewards for the bottom line of the business. I thought this worked particularly well in one-design sailing where customers bought new sails, spare parts, upgrades, and new boats, frequently replacing perfectly serviceable boats. Vanguard was a...
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improvesailing: Cunningham
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Domingo, 26 de octubre de 2014. La nomenclatura de la vela es realmente curiosa, pero entre todas esas palabreras que utilizamos cuando navegamos solo hay una, que lleva el nombre de una persona, es el Cunningham. Briggs Swift Cunningham II,. Era sobre todo millonario. Provenía de una familia muy, muy rica. y cosas de la vida, su padre fue el financiero de una pareja, que por aquella época desarrollaba un jabón que flotaba, William Cooper Procter y James Norris Gamble. En 1964 abre un museo con coches de...
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improvesailing: abril 2014
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Lunes, 14 de abril de 2014. Siempre me ha gustado la magia, quizás porque la vida y la naturaleza me parecen mágicos. Mi formación como ingeniero me hace desear comprender esa magia que lo rodea todo, pero ni siquiera cuando llego a comprender algo de una manera lógica, reniego a quitarle esa magia que me conquistó en el proceso de aprendizaje. Que ilustra este post puede ayudarnos mucho de cara a que comprendamos como funciona nuestro cerebro en los procesos de atención, fundamentales en una regata.
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Starting - The Final Beat
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Sail Faster, Quicker. Planning and Assessment Tools. Other Boat Handling Skills. 720s and Other Penalty Turns. Capsizing and Capsize Recovery. Class Specific Sailing Books. Sailing Biographies, Autobiographies and True Stories. Financial Aspects of Sailing. Online Sailing Games and Simulators. Other Great Sailing Videos. Racing Rules of Sailing. Sailing Terms: a Glossary. Sports Medicine for Sailors. Sailing Clubs with Dinghy Sailing. About us / Contact us. Racing to Win - The Pre-Start. Time on the Water.
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Class Specific Sailing Books - The Final Beat
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Sail Faster, Quicker. Planning and Assessment Tools. Other Boat Handling Skills. 720s and Other Penalty Turns. Capsizing and Capsize Recovery. Class Specific Sailing Books. Sailing Biographies, Autobiographies and True Stories. Financial Aspects of Sailing. Online Sailing Games and Simulators. Other Great Sailing Videos. Racing Rules of Sailing. Sailing Terms: a Glossary. Sports Medicine for Sailors. Sailing Clubs with Dinghy Sailing. About us / Contact us. Class Specific Sailing Books. Neil Spurway (Pro...
