Sailors for the Sea is a nonprofit organization that educates and empowers the boating community to protect oceans and local waters. We have a few different programs and projects for the boating community, you might have heard of or been to a Clean Regatta, our largest program to date. This spring we have launched a new program called Rainy Day Kits. These kits are lesson plans, made for sailing coaches for those less than desirable sailing days. The lesson plans focus on marine ecology, but you don’t need to be a bio major to teach them....
What follows are some details of what I think about when I crew in CFJ’s more than a guide, or tips, or anything else. It’s really just a breakdown of tacking style that I’ve had a lot of success with in the past. This tacking method is definitely to be saved for when your skipper is sitting in the boat or is close too it and for those races that got started in 2 knots and then the wind died but the race committee is gnarly. The main goal in light-air conditions is for the skipper to not feel you in the boat. Generally, this i...
This year as I watched Nationals, several thoughts crossed my mind as I saw so many nerve-wrecking situations happen. When I was a competitor last year I knew how I coped with stress, but looking at the big picture it became so much clearer to see how stress affects almost everyone. In August I will be a junior on the St. Mary’s sailing team, and am currently recovering from some athletic injuries that required me to take this semester off. Through this semester I’ve been writing about sailing and keeping track of regattas (thanks ...
