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Dave Dellenbaugh Sailing

David Dellenbaugh is a champion helmsman, tactician, author, coach, rules expert and seminar leader who has spent his career helping sailors sail faster and smarter.Here are the learning resources that he has created to help you improve your racing skills.

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Newsletter Index

Dinghy hikingThis Index has been updated to include all issues through Issue #115. For each entry, we list the issue(s) in which it appears and the page numbers of that issue. For example, info about the first entry ('Acceleration') can be found in Issue #2 on page 6 and in Issue #63 on page 7. We are working on a new, more complete index that will be downloadable as a PDF.

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A
  • Acceleration 2/6, 63/
  • Alinghi-ETNZ incident 98/12-13
  • Alison, Betsy 2/4-5, 65/3+Alofsin, John 27/10-12, 65/3+
  • Anchoring 69/8, 84/1
  • Anderson, Karl 73/7-10
  • Anticipation 6/1, 28/2
  • Apparent wind 6/1, 19/16, 51/4, 82/12, 106/10, 108/5, 115/4
  • apparent wind angle 83/11
  • apparent wind shifts 89/14
  • Appeals 40T, 49/8, 111/15  See: Cases, ISAF
    • how to appeal 53/14
  • Asymmetricals See: Spinnakers


B

  • Backing up 57/11
    • jib backing 94/6
  • Backstay 28/6, 114/12-13
  • Bad air See: Wind shadow
  • Baird, Ed 36/6-8, 59/7-9
  • Baldridge, By 12/4-5, 65/3+
  • Ballast, moving 39/9, 70/12
  • Barging 29/12, 47/16, 94/11-13
  • Battens 8/3, 8/11, 11/2
  • Bearing, and range 48/10-11
  • Beaufort scale 12/10
  • Benjamin, Steve 23/6-7, 33/2-4, 65/3+
    • on steering 36/6-8, 59/7-9
  • Bentsen, Bill 29/2-3, 65/3+
  • Bertrand, John 21/8-9
  • Blocker, using a 54/11, 72/3
  • Boathandling 41/3, 100/11
  • Boatspeed See: Speed
  • Boom vang 8/2, 60/5, 99/5, 114/8-9
  • Borges, Gordon 11/7-10, 65/3+
  • Bottom preparation 11/7-10, 73/7-10
  • Breakdowns 28/14, 32/11, 61/10
  • Buoy room See: Room


C

  • Capsize 48/9
  • Cases, ISAF 40T, 49/8, 111/16 See: Appeals,
  • ISAF, US Sailing
  • Catching up 44T, 100/14, 105T
    • downwind 105/14-15
    • tactics & strategy 105/4-5
    • upwind 105/6-8
  • Centerboard 26/5, 27/3, 27/10
  • Changing gears 15/5, 15/10, 47T, 48/12, 50/9, 50/11, 53/5, 63/6-7, 70/5, 106/13-15
    • accelerating 2/6, 3/4, 63/7
    • downwind 26/4-5, 26/11-12
  • Cockpit ideas 58/9
  • Coding 8/4, 11/2-3, 99/5
  • Comeback See: Catching up
  • Communication 15/9, 22/8, 24/9, 43T
    • crew 64/3, 70/5, 84/8-9, 89/16, 92/12-13
    • techniques 64/4
  • Compass 4/9, 31/6
    • hand-bearing 6/5
  • Conservative sailing 62/10 See also: Risk and reward
  • Contact 10/8-9, 29/16, 31/11, 36/10-11, 47/1, 50/3
  • Control 14/1-3, 60/11, 63/8, 84/6-7, 113/6
  • Covering 9/11, 24/1-3, 49/3, 72/13, 112/14, 113/6-7
    • loose cover 72/13, 96/13, 115/4
    • tight cover 96/13
    • upwind 72/12-13, 78/1, 96/12-13, 115/4
  • Crew skills 64T, 65/8-9, 103/14-15, 105/16
    • bowman at start 2/9, 35/11
    • call wind 12/3, 14/8, 19/16, 64/10
    • call spinnaker trim 22/5, 103/6
    • communication 3/5, 43/4-5, 84/9
    • help skipper 7/6, 36/4, 64/12
  • jibe set roles 5/9
    • jibing roles 27/8-9
    • match racing 41/3
    • meeting 2/7, 64/2, 75/3, 85/16
    • reaching 79/11
    • rounding marks 16/4-5, 46/8
    • speed contributions 70/16
    • speed reporter 3/8, 50/12, 64/5
    • spinnaker set roles 17/6-7
    • starting roles 2/5, 35/11, 94/6
    • strategy 97/16
    • tacking roles 9/12-13
    • tactics 6/12, 64/9, 72/11, 82/16, 96/16
    • waves 110/8
  • Crew weight 4/4-5, 37/2-3, 58T, 64/6-7, 106/2, 110/4, 115/7
    • concentrate it 14/12, 50/4, 75/6
    • downwind 26/3, 84/14
    • heavy or light 58/1-3, 106/2-4
    • on reaches 23/6
    • rules about 64/6, 70/12
    • selecting 58/3
    • turning with 4/4, 16/4, 30/11, 50/2, 64/7, 74/10-11, 78/6, 107/4-5
  • Cross, Wally on tuning your rig 99/8-10
  • Crossing, port-starboard 6/6-7, 10/1
    • ducking technique 73/5-6, 96/7
    • tactical options 72/4-5, 96/6-9
  • Cunningham 1/6, 8/3, 8/11, 56/5, 99/5, 114/10-11, 115/6
  • Current 5/2, 20T, 30/6, 37/11, 45/11, 50/9, 50/12, 42/10, 67/4, 97/10-11, 107/1, 108T, 109/4
    • lee-bow effect 20/12, 51/11, 72/3, 98/1, 108/14
    • myths 108/12-14, 115/3
    • on reaches 79/16
    • theory 108/2-3
  • Curtis, Dave 26/4-5, 65/3+, 70/7-10, 99/7

D

  • Damage 29/16, 31/11, 36/11, 40/8
  • Davis, Rod on steering 36/6-8
  • Decision-making 21T, 48/3, 60/2-3
    • on opposite tacks 6/6-7, 10/1
  • Dellenbaugh, Brad 32/8-9, 65/3+
  • Depower 40/1
  • Depth, in sail See: Draft
  • Dey, Courtenay 35/8-10, 59/7-9, 65/3+
  • Distance ahead/behind 51/3
  • Distance travelled 45/5
  • Ditty bag 3/12, 13/11, 33/7, 61/3-4
  • Downwind 24/11, 25/4, 60/11, 113/8
    • angles 84/2-3
    • speed 26T, 58/12, 75/10-11, 84/12
    • steering 59T, 103/6-7
    • strategy/tactics 62/7, 75/12-13, 102/6-7, 102/14
    • playing shifts 89/10-11, 102/11
    • pressure 102/2-3
  • Draft (sail depth) 8/6, 11/2
    • in headsail 15/11
    • in mainsail 8/3, 8/11, 56/5, 114/2
    • position for acceleration 2/6
  • Drills See: Practice
  • Ducking another boat 73/5-6 See also: Crossing

E

  • Eligibility code 67/15, 68/15
  • Elvström, Paul 13/12, 15/12, 17/12, 38/13
  • Epoxy finish 11/8
  • Equipment 28/14
  • ditty bag 3/12, 48/4, 92/5
  • pre-start checklist 1/12
  • Ethics 18/7, 18/12, 83T

F

  • Farquhar, Barbara 45/8-10
  • Farquhar, Tom 53/8-9
  • Feel 31/1-3, 37/9, 59/1, 61/6, 92T
  • Finishing 32T, 38/11, 50/4, 54/1, 75/16, 85T (See: Racing Rules)
    • appeals and cases 85/6
    • finish line 48/12, 79/10, 90/1
      • favored end 85/1-3, 89/1
    • post-race checklist 62/11
    • shooting the line 32/4-5, 32/8-9, 38/11, 85/4-5
  • Fisher, Greg 3/4, 47/4-6, 59/7-9, 65/3+, 67/12-13, 99/13, 101/6-7, 109/1
  • Foerster, Paul 54/8-9, 59/7-9, 65/3+
  • Footing 58/10-11, 90/12
  • Fun 7/4-5, 75/1

G

  • Gaillard, Meg 59/7-9
  • Gate marks 30/7, 46/12, 79/7, 80/1, 12-13
  • Gear, checklist 61/3 See: Equipment
  • Gears See: Changing gears
  • Genoa See: Jib
  • Geography 20/11
    • in current 108/6-7
  • Geometry, course 5/2, 8/10, 11/6, 20/11, 43/1, 51/10, 67/5, 93/4-5, 97/9
    • in current 108/10
    • pick the longer jibe 18/3, 28/13
  • Glaser, Pease 59/7-9
  • Goals 7/2, 75/1
  • Groove 3/5, 31/10, 36/2-3, 70/4, 92/16, 99/13, 103/15
  • Grounding 78/5

H

  • Hailing 15/5, 34/3, 43/1-3, 83/7, 115/11
  • Haines, Robbie 13/4-5, 65/3+
    • on steering 36/6-8, 59/7-9
  • Handicap racing 23/2, 24/9, 60/12
    • reaching 76/16
    • starting strategies 1/4, 2/3, 69/16
    • tactics 72/16
  • Headstay sag 15/10-11, 69/7
  • Heavy air 25/12, 63/1, 109/14
    • upwind 28T
  • Heel 28/16, 31/2, 31/8-9, 36/1, 115/6
  • Height, and speed 3/6, 64/5, 92/13, 99/16, 106/8-9
  • Helm 3/5, 23/6, 25/4, 31/2, 31/9, 36/9, 70/6, 75/7, 103/9
    • downwind 26/3
    • in heavy air 28/5, 63/9
    • in light air 37/9, 63/9
  • Hiking 58/4, 77/15
  • Hiking straps 11/2, 31/5, 58/4
  • Hunting (rule 16) 62/12, 72/1, 98/10-11
  • Hutchinson, Terry 24/8-9, 65/3+
  • Hydrodynamic theory 11/7

I

  • Instruments 50/2, 103/12
  • IQ Test, Tactics & Strategy 29/7-10, 92/7-10, 110/10-13
    • answers 30/8-10, 93/13-15
  • IQ Test, Racing Rules 106/5-7 & 106/12-13
  • IQ Test, Boatspeed 48/5-8, 72/7-10, 98/7-9
    • answers 49/9-11, 73/11-13, 99/11-13
  • ISAF 6/11, 15/4, 29/14, 33/12
    • case book 1/3, 24/11, 73/16
    • cases 73/14-15, 80/10-11
  • Isler, JJ 14/10-11, 65/3+
    • on steering 36/6-8
  • Isler, Peter 4/8-9, 65/3+

J

  • Jib trim 15T, 63/4-5, 101/10-11, 115/9
    • heavy air 28/5-6, 101/13
    • light air 37/1, 101/12-13
    • on reaches 23/2, 23/8, 76/11
    • trimming chart 63/5
    • wing and wing 79/8, 84/11
  • Jibe mark See: Mark
  • Jibe set See: Spinnaker sets
  • Jibing 27T, 28/1, 77/14-15
    • in heavy air 27/2-3
    • in waves 110/9
    • jibing angle 4/6, 24/7, 25/6, 82/8-9
    • mark strategy 46/6-7, 56/10, 107/6
    • roll jibing rules 78/4
  • Josenhans, Andreas 8/4-5, 65/3

K

  • Keep clear 29/4, 33/8, 38/12, 40/5, 98/2
  • Kinetics 26/1, 26/6-7, 78T, 84/14-15, 96/1, 110/6
    • ooching 78/13
    • pumping 78/5-6,12, 84/15
  • Kirby, Jerry 16/12, 17/8-10, 65/3+
  • Kolius, John 36/6-8

L

  • Ladder rungs 4T, 12/6, 14/6, 20/10, 24/6-7, 48/10-11, 51/2, 55/1, 112/6
    • at finish, start 4/3, 32/3, 35/6, 85/2-3
    • windshifts 89/4-5
  • Lanes 54/11, 69/4-5
  • Large fleet 54T
    • starting 2/5, 35/9
  • Larson, Chris 10/10-11, 65/3+
  • Larson, Morgan 59/7-9
  • Laser gun 12/12
  • Laylines 10/3, 14/1, 32/3, 54/10, 74/8-9, 97/1, 112/10-11
    • in current 20/3, 97/10, 108/9
    • judging 4/8, 74/8
  • Learning 7/3, 7/6-7, 38T, 61/1, 75/16, 105/8
    • crew meeting 64/2
  • Lee bow effect See: Current
  • Lee bow tacks 6/7, 72/14
  • Leeward mark See: Mark
  • Legler, Ken 38/13-14, 65/3+
  • Leverage 14/6-7, 90/8-9, 112/14-15, 115/4
  • Lifelines 28/11, 31/5
  • Light air 37T, 63/11, 109/5
    • speed tips 63/12, 112/12
  • Line sight 100/3 See: Range
  • Lobster pots 40/12, 70/1
  • Log sheet 7/6-7, 38/3
  • Luck 13/11 See also: Risk and reward
  • Lutz, Jay 84/16+
  • Lutz, Jody 22/9, 65/3+

M

  • Mainsail trim 31/3, 50/9, 63/2, 101/2-3, 114T
    • downwind 26/2, 26/5, 84/10
    • in heavy air 28/3, 28/16, 101/4-5
    • in light air 37/4, 101/4-5
  • lder sails 101/16, 114/11
    • on reaches 23/7-8, 76/6
    • prebend 33/6-7
    • trimming chart 63/3
    • upwind 8T, 11/1, 101/8-9
  • Mainsheet 114/4
  • Mark 4/10-11, 46T, 62/2, 107T
    • hitting 30/12, 38/1, 45/6-7, 48/12,83/14-15
    • leeward mark 30T, 46/10, 49/4-5, 52/6, 53/10-11, 60/10, 80T, 107/7
    • checklist 62/5
    • tactical moves 107/10-11, 115/10
    • offset mark 107/14-15
    • perfect rounding 46/3, 107/6, 115/10
    • quick quiz 18/9, 31/1, 37/1, 38/1, 46/1
    • roundings 62/3, 75/14, 77/2-3, 80/4, 107/2-3, 108/1
    • jibe mark 77T, 77/2-3, 107/6
    • leeward mark 79/7, 102/1, 106/1, 107/15-16, 112/11
    • starboard roundings 42/4-5, 47/6
    • windward mark 79/9
    • windward mark 16T, 74T, 107/8-9
    • approach to 50/10, 52/7, 54/3,74/6-7, 107/8
    • checklist 62/4, 74/16
    • tactical moves 74/12-13, 107/9
  • Mark-Room; see 'Room'
  • Mast tuning See: Tuning
  • Match racing 41T, 113/13
  • May, Dr. Jerry 7/3-5, 65/3+
  • McClintock, Moose 15/8-9, 65/3+
  • McLaughlin, Tom 22/6, 65/3, 79/14-15
  • Median 1/6-7, 39/2
  • Melges, Buddy 1/4-5, 2/2, 65/3+
  • Melges, Harry 59/7-9
  • Mighty Mary lessons 11/14-16, 16/10-12
  • Myths, busting 115T

O

  • Obstruction 104/10-11, 110/15, 115/15
    • continuing 104/3, 115/13
    • tacking at 104/9, 115/12-13
  • Oscillating shifts 50/5-6, 57/4, 62/6, 89T, 112/1 See also: Wind
    • downwind 19/14-15, 89/12-13
    • starting 109/15
    • upwind 12/8-9, 39/1-3, 79/7, 89/6, 112/15, 115/5
  • Outhaul 8/11, 57/9, 114/14-15
  • Outrigger 45/1, 76/11

P

  • Paint, bottom 11/9-10, 73/9-10
  • Passing, on a reach 79/12-13, 113/9
  • Penalties 57/10, 83/2-3 See: 720
    • 720 turns 83/12-13
  • Performance 12/1, 13/6, 25/6-7
  • Perry, Dave 18/4-5, 65/3+
  • Persistent shift 19/14, 25/12, 39/10, 57/4, 62/6, 90T, 112/6
    • downwind 90/10-11
    • upwind 90/6-7
  • PHRF 53/12 See also: Handicap racing
  • Pinching 47/11, 52/10-11
  • Pointing 3/6-7, 5/7, 7/9, 8/10, 25/4, 41/10, 63/8-9, 75/6, 99/6
  • Polars 5/6, 26/8, 51/6, 59/1, 84/2, 89/10-11
  • Practice 2/9, 13/5, 27/3, 38/13-14, 50/4, 100/2, 103/16
    • 360° turns 1/10
    • drills with 1-4 boats 7/12, 61/7
    • improving feel 31/12, 61/6, 92/11
    • in current 108/14
    • removing rudder 1/11, 8/1
    • starting drills 35/10, 61/6, 68/11
    • warm-up exercises 67/16
  • Prebend 33/4, 33/6-7
  • Preparation 2/5, 11T, 13/4-5, 58/9, 61T, 109/4
    • advice on 65/1-3
    • for regatta 13/3, 61/2
    • post-race checklist 62/11
    • pre-start 17/2, 73T, 75/2-3
    • pre-start countdown 2/12
    • speed ideas 37/4, 73/2-3, 92/6, 101/2
    • strategizing 5/1-2, 82/2-3
  • Priorities 21/4-5, 55T, 70/2-3
  • Problem-solving 25T
  • Proctor, Ched 28/4-6, 59/7-9, 65/3+
  • Proper course 29/11, 41/1, 41/8-9, 76/1, 79/6,9,10, 83/1
    • at leeward mark 29/13, 30/4-5
  • Propulsion See: Kinetics
  • Protests 32/11, 34T, 45T, 49/1, 53T, 111T
    • flag 40/6, 69/7, 83/8-9, 111/3
    • form 34/5-7, 94/10, 111/4
    • informing other boat 83/6-7, 111/2
    • preparation 111/5-6
    • should you file? 83/4-6, 111/2
    • third-party 52/1, 111/9
    • tips 111/10-11
    • validity 45/12, 111/1-4
    • withdrawing a protest 83/10
  • Psychology 7T, 28/4, 37/8, 105/2-3
    • pre-race preparation 2/5
  • Pumping See: Kinetics

R

  • Race committee 42T, 62/7
    • signals 35/2-3, 42/6-7, 75/4, 94/1, 104/16
  • Racing rules 66T (2001-2004), 104T (2009-2012), 110/14-15
    • abandonment 69/10
    • above proper course (17.1) 113/10-12, 114/1
    • ballast, moving (51) 104/15
    • below proper course (17.2) 103/1, 104/12
    • change at the start 69/14-15
    • changing course (16) 66/4, 69/14, 74/5, 98/4-5, 98/14-15, 99/1 See also: Hunting
    • clothing (43) 70/12
    • complying with rules 83T
    • crew position (49) 70/12
    • fetching 104/7
    • finish 69/9, 81/1, 85/12-13, 115/14-15
    • government buoys 69/7
    • jibing at the mark 77/12-13
    • jibing at gate marks 104/8
    • luffing before the start 73/1
    • obstruction (19) 104/2-3
    • opposite tacks (10) 82/1
    • overlap 104/13
    • penalties 69/8
    • propulsion (kinetics) 78T, 104/15
    • room at marks (18) See: Room
    • starting 69/15, 68/2-3
    • “string” rule (28) 74/14
    • tacking (13) 72/14-15
    • tacking at the windward mark (18.3) 66/14, 67/14, 73/15, 74/4, 79/8, 104/7
    • touching a mark (31) 74/14
  • Rake 33/2-4, 33/11
  • Range, and bearing 48/10-11
    • at the starting line 2/8-9, 75/4
    • in current 20/3, 108/8
  • Reaching 23T, 24/1, 50/10, 100/16, 109/7
    • first reach 76T
    • handicap boats 76/16
    • planing 109/14
    • sailing high, low 57/2, 76/4-5
    • second reach 79T
    • speed tips 79/4-5
  • Read, Ken 18/4-5, 65/3+
  • Redress 11/4, 29/16, 31/11, 49/12, 53/3, 74/1, 111/12-13
  • Reference marks 70/4 See: Coding
  • Regattas 13/3, 38/6, 61/2, 109T
    • strategy 23T
  • Reopening a hearing 53/2, 111/14
  • Reynolds, Mark 5/4-5, 65/3+
  • Rhumbline 20/3, 23/4, 23/12, 50/3, 56/1, 76/1-2
  • Rig tuning See: Tuning
  • Risk and reward 6/4, 10/4-5, 13/12, 35/8, 50/10, 60T, 62/10, 97/12-13, 108/11, 112/2-3
  • Rocking and rolling 78/12
  • Roll tacking 27/10, 31/5, 37/6-7, 37/12, 50/8, 62/12, 69/9
  • Room 104/2-6, 110/14
    • giving mark-room (18.2) 104/6
    • how much room? (18.2a) 104/5, 107/12-13, 115/11
    • when it applies (18.1) 104/3
  • Round robin racing 13/10-11
  • Rudder 9/15, 11/2, 36/9
    • minimize turning 1/11, 2/4, 36/1, 107/45
    • sculling 78/13
  • Rules See: Racing rules

S

  • Safety 28/2, 31/4, 33/4
  • Sails 8/6
    • prolong sail life 8/9, 14/9, 61/11
    • sail selection chart 22/10-11
  • Sail trim 100/9, 114/2 See also: Mainsail; Jib
    • in heavy air 28/2-3, 28/16
    • in light air 37/5, 37/8
    • quiz 16/1, 58/1
    • sail control priorities 3/12
    • and turning 1/11, 2/9, 9/13, 15/2, 16/4, 30/11, 35/4, 50/2, 64/8, 74/10-11, 78/6, 100/8, 103/14, 107/4-5
  • Sailing instructions 3/10-11, 34/4, 42/2, 56T, 61/5, 75/2
  • Sandpaper 11/8-9, 13/4, 73/7-10
  • Schuemann, Jochen 59/7-9
  • Scoring 13/6-7, 44/1, 54/6-7, 57/12
    • low-point system 13/8, 115/1
    • penalty 4/12, 83/15
  • Sculling See: Kinetics, Rudder
  • Seamanlike rounding 30/4-5
  • Seidenspinner, Pat 42/8-9
  • Sertl, Cory 59/7-9
  • Shifting gears See: Changing gears
  • Shooting, finish See: Finishing
  • Shore, Bill 36/6-8
  • Shroud tension 33/11
  • Signals, race See: Race committee
  • Singlehanders 22/1, 23/3, 27/9
  • Slam dunk 41/7, 72/15, 96/9, 98/11, 113/12
  • Slattery, Jack 37/8-9, 65/3+
  • Slot 15/9, 15/12
  • Speed 3T, 31T, 41/10-11, 50/5, 63T, 70T, 92/4-5, 100/10, 105/13, 113/14-15
    • advice 65/6-7, 70/2-3, 112/13
    • communication 43/12, 99/3
    • controls 99/4
    • downwind 1/6, 26T, 40/8, 50/10, 75/10-11, 84T
    • in breeze 28/1-2, 60/11, 63/1, 99/14-15
    • in light air 63/12, 99/14-15
    • problem-solving 63/8-9
    • upwind 75/6-7, 99/7, 106T
    • windward mark 74/2
    • wrinkles 58/12, 70/9, 100/10, 114/5
  • Spinnaker
    • asymmetrical 22/9, 25/12, 27/9-11, 84/16+
    • evaluating shape 69/8
    • pole 17/4-5, 19/11, 22/2, 39/9
    • reaches 23/7, 79/14-15
    • sheets 11/1
    • trim 22T, 50/8, 84/4-5
  • Spinnaker sets 17T, 17/3, 60/11, 76/14
    • bear-away or jibe? 16/9, 82/4-5
    • crew roles 17/6-7
    • jibe set 5/8-9, 19/5
    • what’s wrong? 17/11
  • Sportsmanship 18T, 19/11, 21/11, 34/2, 42/11, 45/11, 52/12, 83/1
  • Starboard-tack advantage 72/3, 96/10, 112/15, 113/9
  • Starting 2/12, 35T, 68T, 75/4-5, 93T, 94T, 100/2
    • after the start 69T
    • dinghy starting system 68/14
    • downwind starts 94/14-15
    • drills 35/10, 61/6, 68/11
    • general recalls 34/2
    • handicap fleet tips 1/4, 2/3
    • I flag 4/12
    • individual recall 34/2-3, 36/12
    • in current 20/2, 108/9, 109/6
    • OCS 57/10, 68/1
    • photo analysis 68/16, 69/12-13, 93/12, 94/16
    • pre-start list 1/12, 61/12, 68/14
    • pre-start preparation 1/4, 1/6, 67T
    • recover from bad start 79/9
    • risk 93/2-3, 109/12, 115/3
    • sequence 68/2-3
    • strategy 1T, 10/1, 68/4, 93/6-7
    • tactics 2T, 35/4-5, 50/6, 68/12-13, 94/2, 94/5
  • Starting line 1/2, 31/7, 51/8-9, 55/8-9, 94/8-9
    • defending hole 94/4-5, 113/5
    • favored end? 4/1, 35/6, 68/5, 75/5, 93/10-11, 115/2
    • judging position 3/7, 35/9, 68/6
    • using a line sight 2/8-9, 11/6, 50/6, 93/8-9, 94/16, 109/13
  • Staysails 23/7
  • Steering 62/8, 100/8, 103T See: Sail trim, crew weight
    • downwind 59T, 103/11
    • in waves 10/6-7, 110/5, 115/8
    • stance 103/2-3
    • through jibes 27/11-12
    • upwind 36T, 103/8-9
  • Strategy 1/4-5, 4/3, 10T, 13T, 21/4-5, 50/8, 100/13, 109/2-3, 112/4-5, 113/3
    • advice 61/8, 65/4-5, 97/13, 112/8-9
    • finishing 85/4-5
    • game plan 5/12, 19/4, 21/6, 67/11, 97/2-3, 107/3, 110/16, 113/2
    • heavy air 28/12-13
    • leeward mark 30/2
    • light air 37/3, 37/10-11
    • principles 62/1-2
    • relation to speed 1/4, 3/4
  • Strategy, downwind 19T, 75/12-13, 82T
    • current 102/6, 108/8
    • longer jibe 66/1, 100/15, 105/14
    • reaching 23/4
    • rules of thumb on runs 82/6-7, 102/10-11
  • Strategy, starting 1T, 67/12-13, 68T
  • Strategy, upwind 5T, 6/1, 39T, 57T, 97T
    • current 108/15-16
    • first-beat strategies 1/2, 75/8-9, 97/8, 97/15
    • second-beat strategies 81/12-13
    • strategy worksheet 5/10-11
  • Strengths, personal 25/2-3
  • String rule 35/12, 55/10-11
  • Szabo, George 55/4-5, 65/3+

T

  • Tacking 9T, 28/2, 58/9
    • in waves 110/9
    • rules about 72/14-15
  • Tacking angle 4/6, 9/16, 25/6-7
  • Tacking lines, upwind 4/2, 4/6, 81/8-11
    • deck template 4/7
    • downwind 24/6-7
  • Tactician 48T
    • tool bag 61/4
  • Tactics 21/4-5, 52T, 64/9, 65/10-11, 112/4-5, 115/5
    • at finish 85/14-15
    • at jibe mark 77/4-5
    • at leeward mark 30/2-3
    • at windward mark 74/12-13, 96/14-15
    • handicap racing 72/16
    • match racing 41/4-7
    • principles 62/9
    • starting 2T, 35/4-5, 113/4-5
  • Tactics, downwind 24T, 44/10-11, 82T, 102T
    • asymmetricals 102/8-9
    • reaching 23/10-11
    • tactics on the run 82/14-15, 102/4-5, 102/12-13
  • Tactics, upwind 6T, 14T, 44/8-9, 49T, 96T, 100/12, 109/8, 113/15
    • first beat 72T
    • in heavy air 28/12-13
    • in light air 37/10-11
    • positioning 72/2-3, 96/2
    • quiz questions 9/1
    • second beat 81/14-15, 109/9
  • Target speeds 6/8-9, 25/6-7, 51/7, 70/5, 103/12-13
    • downwind 26/8-9
  • Telltales 8/3, 11/3, 15/1, 22/4, 23/2, 36/2-3, 37/2-4, 47/15, 52/5, 57/12, 70/9, 103/5, 115/9
  • Time and distance 9/16, 14/1, 68/15
  • Toppa, Mike 9/4-5, 65/3+, 101/14-15
  • Traveler 8/3, 8/11, 50/7, 54/5, 114/6-7, 115/7
  • Tuning 28/4, 33T, 37/8, 61/4, 70/7-8, 99/5
    • guide 70/3
    • pairs 92/14-15, 100/4, 109/4, 115/8
  • Turning See: Sail trim; Crew weight
  • Twist 3/7, 8/5, 14/2, 114/2
  • Two-boat testing 1/8-9, 3/4, 25/9, 33/5, 67/6, 69/11, 70/14-15
  • Three-length zone 104/5

U

  • Ullman, Dave 31/8-10, 36/6-8, 65/3+, 99/13
  • Upwind sailing 25/5, 105/7
    • current 108/8-9
    • second beat 81T
    • speed 70T, 75/6-7, 99T, 99/1-2, 101/1, 106/8-9, 106/16
    • steering 36T, 103/4-5, 103/10-11 See: Steering, upwind
    • strategy 1/2, 5T, 6/1, 39T, 81/2-3
    • tactics 6T, 72T, 75/8-9
  • US Sailing 6/11, 15/4, 29/14

V

  • VMC 23/12
  • VMG 3/3, 6/8-9, 32/4, 47/11
    • and finishing 85/4-5
  • Velocity shifts 3/9, 26/12, 50/4, 51/5, 100/6, 106/12-13

W

  • Waves 5/2, 12/2, 28/2, 28/12, 64/10-11, 67/4, 78/6, 110T
    • downwind 23/8, 59/2, 110/6-7
    • upwind 10/6-7, 58/11, 97/14, 100/11, 110/4-5, 115/7
    • theory 110/2-3
  • Weaknesses 25/1-3
  • Weather forecasts 5/2
  • Weeds 75/3
  • Weight See: Crew weight
  • Whidden, Tom 6/4-5, 65/3+
  • Whisker pole 17/4-5, 21/11
  • Whitbread Race, lessons 43/8-10
  • Whyte, Skip 59/7-9
  • Wind 12T, 61/9, 112/13
    • and waves 110/2
    • current wind 20/5, 108/4-5
    • gradient 28/14
    • pressure v. shift 28/12, 37/2, 37/10, 100/6, 112/12
    • shadows 4/9, 24/3, 24/9, 24/10, 28/13, 41/6, 44/3, 51/4, 58/10, 70/4-5, 72/6, 82/12-13, 96/4- 5, 96/11, 112/13, 113/8
    • sheer 1/3, 90/14
    • speed in bad air 81/16
    • strength 12/10, 37/5, 97/6-7, 100/6
  • Wind shifts 1/1, 12/2, 12/5, 23/5, 62/6, 89/2, 97/4-5, 100/5
    • calculate gain and loss 12/6-7, 90/9
  • Doppler effect 102/15
    • play shifts 10/12, 19/2, 19/14-15, 31/7, 50/3, 58/11, 59/12, 69/8, 89/8, 90/2-3
    • track wind patterns 1/6-7, 39/12, 50/2, 53/6-7, 67/2-3, 89/3, 90/4-5
  • Wing and wing See: Jib Trim
  • Windward mark 74T See also: Mark
  • Worthington, Kimo 43/8-10

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