An A-Rater has three crew for a reason. Helm. Jib hand. And the unsung hero in the middle. The Mid Hand. Human ballast isn’t passive weight — it’s dynamic trim, balance, and speed control.
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Powerboat Handling in Reverse – Tight Turns and Tricky Spaces Powerboat Handling in Reverse – Tight Turns and Tricky Spaces Everyone expects to use forward gear in a powerboat — but the real finess...

Steering in reverse feels backwards — because it is!
Learn how to control your powerboat in tight spots using reverse gear like a pro.
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Speed and stability reaching, Confidence in stronger winds with speed - Free Online Sailing Lesson Free Online Sailing Lessons - rather than fighting the wind on a reach - go with the flow to make it easy and with unlimited speed potential.

𝐒𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐁𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞: 𝐌𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐖𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐬

Make your downwind sailing easier and faster. Basic/Intermediate level.

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Videos - GIS cruising on Lake Como with nice helming technique Sailing and handling the steering and sail together can be confusing. But racing dinghy sailors have some techniques that will make sailing smoother and safer for more leisure oriented sailing. Your hands will be happier and probably your head too!

𝐌𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐓𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐫 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐢𝐪𝐮𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐄𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐒𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠

Enrico Franconi's Goat Island Skiff video on Lake Como demonstrates a highly effective tiller handling style beneficial for all sailors.
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"Lead" in sailboat design. Joe self designs a rig. Joe sent me a question about why his self designed sailing rig for my Electric Quick Canoe design works better if he moves the leeboard forward of the theoretical point for a balanced helm. He has stumbled upon a nice observation of a design element ca...

𝐔𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 "𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝" 𝐢𝐧 𝐒𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐛𝐨𝐚𝐭 𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐔𝐩𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞
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