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David Dellenbaugh Speed & Smarts Index
David Dellenbaugh Speed & Smarts Index
Speed & Smarts Newsletter - David Dellenbaugh (Racing tips, quiz etc. outstanding resource!)
Play Your Vang Around the Course
The Importance of Changing Gears
Sensible tips for improving speed
Dave Curtis on going fast upwind
Upwind strategies for persistent shifts
The ‘Doppler’ Windshift Effect
Guidelines for Good Mainsail Shape
Twenty Tips for Mainsail Trimmers
Wally Cross on Tuning Your Rig
Look for Changes in Wind Direction
Make a ‘Game Plan’ For The Windward Leg
How You Can Tell When the Wind is Shifting Persistently
Avoid Bad Air from Other Boats
Improve Speed with Communication
Keys to Success at Downwind Starts
Create and Protect a ‘Hole’ at the Start
Work On Your Starting Position
Figure Out the Favored Side First
Assess Your Risk Level at the Start
Sensible Tips for Improving Speed
Upwind Strategies for Persistent Shifts
On a Beat, Sail Fast in the Lifts
Strategies for Oscillating Shifts
Beat Your Competition to the Finish
Trim Your Main for Speed on Runs
Why and How to “Shoot” the Finish
How To Do A Legal (and fast!) 720°
Wind Shadows and Apparent Wind
Four Rules of Thumb for Strategy on Runs
Turn Efficiently at the Jibe Mark
Stay in Control at the Jibe Marks
Heads-Up As You Approach the Mark
How to Sail Fast Up the First Beat When You Have... Oscillating Shifts
Try These Moves After Your Start
Six Ways to Figure Out Which End is More Upwind
How to Carve Out Your Spot On the Line
Play your vang around the course
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