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Race reports, sailing holidays and learning to sail, from the SailFun archive.
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London Boat Show 2012
The London Boat Show is a traditional January venture for sailors who are missing sailing in the deep mid winter blues. This year the Tullet Prebon London Boat Show was opened by…
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Learning the ropes
Tying knots is an essential part of sailing. Most boats have plenty of rope, as rope is the most effective form of running rigging. Today I won’t go into…
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Goal Setting – The Professional Approach
Goal Setting – The Professional Approach Have you set any goals for the coming season? If you have, then well done – you are on the right track. Of all…
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Goalscape Discount and Promotional Codes
Goalscape is a great piece of software developed by Olympic sailors to really visualise goals. Of course goal setting is critical to becoming the best in the world in a sport, but this…
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Twin Pole Downhaul Setup
This sketch shows the set up for rigging the twin spinnaker pole downhaul tensioners as often used on a modern Merlin rocket
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Sailboat rudder design
Most dinghies sailors won’t care less about rudder design, as many classes are fairly prescriptive about the shape and size of their rudders – to be ‘in’ class. If that…