LASERS UPWIND PROVERBS

To win we say " nail the start, hit the shifts and sail fast."

To stay with the shifts, then    SAIL THE LONG TACK FIRST.
                                                 CROSS THEM WHEN YOU CAN.
                                                  DON'T LET THEM CROSS YOU.
                                                   LEAD THEM TO THE NEXT SHIFT.
                                                    FOOT TO THE HEADERS.
                                                     DELAY GOING TO THE LAY LINES.
                                                      IF IN A GROUP, OVERSTAND THE
                                                                               WINDWARD MARK.
                                                       VANG OFF BEFORE THE
                                                                               WINDWARD MARK.

PRACTICE THOSE TACKS.

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LASERS TAKE A TACK.

Two things happened this weekend that suggests this post today, although it is pretty much a repeat.    My knee is still sore and my tacks were lousy losing a lot every time I tacked with some one and when I didn't tack on the small wind shifts I lost a lot on that.  The better tacks get you ahead and the bad ones behind.

The second thing was my copy of Buddy Melges' book "Sailing Smart" was returned from a loan and it is in that book he tells about practicing fro the Olympics.  He would start out with 50 tacks and then 50 gybes.  WOW!

When was the last time you did 50 tacks in practice?