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Welcome to our Sailing Community
Welcome aboard. This community is for aspiring sailors who are ready to build confidence, improve their skills, and learn the racing side of sailing. Whether you’re new to sailing, curious about racing, or ready to become a stronger crew member, this is a place to learn, ask questions, and grow without feeling like you should already know everything. I’m Doug, with over 40 years of experience in cruising and racing. I’ve helped crew members build confidence, improve their skills, and even go on to skipper their own boats. Inside, you’ll learn how to become the kind of crew member skippers trust and enjoy having onboard. You’ll find: ⛵ Sailing basics explained clearly ⛵ Racing skills for beginners ⛵ Crew skills that build confidence ⛵ Real experiences from other sailors ⛵ A safe place to ask questions This community is for sailors who want to improve, understand racing, and become more capable on the water.
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I made this video for fun using AI. Give me some feed back as this is a fun skill I am learning,
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Your mainsail isn't giving you full power. You're overtrimmed, undertrimmed, or guessing.
That guess is expensive. You feel it every time the boat heels too much and speed dies instead of builds. You feel it in the seconds you lose off the start line while the crew next to you is already in the groove. You feel it in the quiet doubt on every tack, wondering if you eased too much or held too long. New sailors think this is a skill they don't have yet. Experienced sailors know it's worse than that. It's a skill they've stopped questioning. They trim on habit, not on feel, and the gap between their best trim and their average trim is where every race gets lost. That gap doesn't show up on paper. It shows up in the finishing time, in the crew's silence after a bad leg, in the slow leak of confidence that makes you sail conservative instead of sharp. Here's the fix. Stop watching your sail shape. Start watching your telltales, every single one, every ten seconds, without exception. Trim until the windward and leeward telltales stream straight back at the same time. That is the moment of maximum power. Not before. Not after. Right there. Do this on your very next outing. Set a timer for ten seconds and check your telltales every time it goes off, for the whole sail. Nothing else changes your trim faster.
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Your mainsail isn't giving you full power. You're overtrimmed, undertrimmed, or guessing.
Handy anchor sizing chart
Here is a hand chart for you as a guide to hold your boat safe. Anchor types may effect your size and weight. Do your research as to anchor type for your boat size and holding ground where you cruise.
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Handy anchor sizing chart
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You can see where my mind goes.
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