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March 15, 2011
NEWEST RULES QUIZ POSTED
 Rules Quiz 29 has been posted to the UK-Halsey website as well as to the UK-Halsey Rules Quiz program. Owners of the UK-Halsey Rules Quiz program will see the words “Update Available” in the bottom right side of the opening screen (If you can’t see t more |
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March 15, 2011
Warp-Drive Dacron: An Innovation for the Rest of Us
 Recent innovations in the very competitive sailmaking industry have centered on exotic and expensive fibers, new lamination techniques and various methods of constructing ‘load-path’ structures. Magazine articles, blogs and online message boa more |
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March 15, 2011
UPGRADE YOUR FORECASTING SKILLS: UNDERSTANDING COLD FRONTS
 This is the weather system where we see a few squalls or thunderstorms and then a dramatic wind shift into the NW. During the Spring, Fall, and Winter, we can see much colder temps and frequently we see a gusty, unstable wind of 20-30+ kts after this more |
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February 4, 2011
SKILL BUILDING: HOW TO SAIL UP TO A MOORING
 Sailing is fun and sailing well leads to confidence, safety and more even more fun on the water. A great skill to practice is stopping your boat in a specific location. This skill is used when sailing up to a mooring, sailing along side a dock, or re more |
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February 4, 2011
CRUISING SAILORS MAKE BETTER RACERS? RULE 14 EXPLAINED If you start racing keel boats from a cruising background, you’ll have one big advantage over those who started racing in dinghies because you will be less apt to get into a collision. Cruising sailors hate to get close to other boats; if a boat come more |
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August 2, 2010
WIN THE START: IGNORE HISTORICAL TRENDS AND DO YOUR HOMEWORK
 By Adam Loory
To start well, get out to the line early to determine the conditions and figure out which end of the line is favored. At the start of the 2010 630-mile Newport to Bermuda Race I called tactics on the J/109 APSAR more |
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June 5, 2010
REACH FARTHER AND FASTER: SET AN OUTBOARD LEAD
 Jib reaching is fast and fun. Just ease the sheet and go fast. But getting the most out of your genoa when reaching requires a bit more work. When the genoa sheet is eased, the place to sheet the sail needs to move forward and outboard. Here is why: more |
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May 6, 2010
ROUNDING THE MARK FROM THE PORT TACK LAYLINE
 The following series of pictures shows a good way to avoid the penalties imposed by Rule 18.3 Tacking When Approaching a Mark.
Although most sailors understand that approaching a mark on the port layline is not a good idea, it happe more |
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May 6, 2010
REEFING: A KEY DISTANCE RACING SKILL
 If your boat is overpowered, it is slower because it is heeling too much. Excess heeling increases leeway and reduces the efficiency of your boat’s keel and rudder. The boat goes slower because the rudder is fighting increased weather more |
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March 30, 2010
THE RACING SEASON ABOUT TO START, TIME TO BRUSH UP ON THE RULES AND DEFINITIONS
 If you are serious about learning the Racing Rules of Sailing, you have to start with the definitions. These words have very specific meanings and you can’t understand the rules unless you know the meanings of the defined words. In the more |
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October 28, 2009
WHY YOU SHOULDN'T TACK IN THE ZONE
 The following two-picture sequence provides visual evidence of why tacking in the zone at a windward mark is such a dangerous thing to do.
In the first picture, the boat on the left is on starboard tack and the boat on the right is either on p more |
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June 5, 2009
CENTERING YOUR RIG: THE LATEST UK-HALSEY FREE EDUCATIONAL VIDEO
 With the season just starting out, many sailors are getting the boat tuned up for the new season. The one thing that you can do to improve the tuning of your boat’s rig is to make sure the tip of the mast is centered over the boat. If more |
What is going on in this picture? Why aren’t protest flags flying? Boat 18484 is on port tack and the boat in the middle on starboard tack is 
Rules Quiz 30 has been posted to the UK-Halsey website as well as to the UK-Halsey Rules Quiz program. Owners of the UK-Halsey Rules Quiz program will see the words “Update Available” in the bottom right side of the opening screen. If you can’t see t 
I remember setting up for the 1981 St Pete Boca Grande race in what we thought was the most advanced sail fabric known to man. At the time, it really was. It was a very simple Polyester taffeta with a single layer of mylar laminate. As we finished th 
Warm fronts by definition -Boundary separating the leading edge of advancing, warm, humid air from 
