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August 13, 2018 3 min read
Strategies to improve your fleet racing by George Cousins, Sailing Chandlery sponsored sailor who has recently finished in 12th place at the Laser Nationals and in 3rd place at the RS Aero 9 World Championships.
Develop a pre-race routine and stick to it. The top sailors will launch early, getting a feel for the conditions, tune up and begin their routine.
A sample routine will resemble:
Once all of this is done you should have some idea of a race strategy. If you are still unsure which side will pay on the beat then simply focus on getting a good start enabling options to tack. Sail a low risk first beat by staying between the fleet and the top mark. After the first beat is is more apparent which side will pay on subsequent laps. Doing this will ensure you arrive at the top mark in consistently good shape.
Read the next article in the series - Sailing Rules of Thumb: Rule #2 The Start
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