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https://youtu.be/8bQPS0V0ZkI PJ, Nich, & Jimi discuss pre-game strategy and staying focused during the quarantine. ...

Outhaul set up The purchase of the outhaul is 3:1 at the end cap and the last 12" before the cleat. My ideal lead of the line exits the end cap on the port side, travels under the boom to avoid bending the boom and...

Constructive focus and attitude  - Improve Agility Agility is normally associated with physical abilities.  Sports like football, basketball, or baseball require quickness of movement and adaptation but agility of "mental, emotional, and spiritual" capacities can be equally or even more valuable.  Wherever one is in the spectrum of learning...

The Creation mindset - Prince was an extraordinary artist.  His edge was perpetual creation and development.  Prince could play an instrument, sing and dance (simultaneously) like few who've walked this earth. Prioritizing "creativity" is health of performance at its peak.   The moment you find yourself on top...

Whether you are peering out to get a read on the water, Gazing upon the evening light (above) giving contrast where denser and darker water distinguishes breeze; or waiting for breeze to fill in (below) where no ripples on the water, means no wind, One thing is for...

#17 started off the year right with a win in the (stand alone, first race of year 2017) “Past Commodore’s" race at Manhasset Bay YC’s 86th Annual Frostbite regatta.  In the overall, #17 was 1 point behind boat #31 after day 1 on Saturday Dec...

Conditions requiring preconditioning, and a specific expertise! The Sunfish Worlds in Cartagena began with the Youth Worlds in an extraordinary setting.  A beautiful backdrop of the city skyline speckled with the Colombia colored sails and Caribbean sunsets that would take your breath away.   The Youth Worlds commenced with 8-12 knots...

Cartagena, Colombia - With the Sunfish Worlds sliding now over the horizon, there were some noteworthy highlights and lessons learned.  Whether you were racing, coaching or administrating the sailing, the conditions on the water off Cartagena posed a number of challenges few would deny.    Without hesitation I would...