Sailing Tactics
This site is devoted to sail trim and sailing tactics and will include useful articles for all level of sailor.
Tactics Videos
This year we will add sailing tactics videos to Tacktician. We've been playing with a variety of presentation techniques, narrowing it down to our favourite four, and we'd like you to vote for the style you'd like us to use:
Advantages of Using a Helmet Cam While Sailing
Video is being used more and more to record and analyse the performance of the crew while training or racing. We consider why a helmet cam might be a good fit.
Start Line Approaches
In this article we look at the advantages and disadvantages of many different approaches to the start line.
Genoa Trimming
The genoa trimmer should constantly be playing the sheet to get the maximum power from their headsail. In this article we will learn how they do this and what other controls are at their disposal.
Mainsheet Trimming
The mainsheet trimmer is arguably the most important person aboard a racing yacht. If the mainsail is not generating power then there is not the slightest chance that the yacht will be in with a chance of winning.
Theory of Sail Shape
Ever wondered how the sails on a yacht really make it shift and how to set the sails to their optimum position?
