Sailing

In addition to my interest in tech stuff – I am also an avid sailor. Since December I have been sailing a Spiral. This is a fun class – a lot like a laser (if you know what they are) – except a tad smaller.

So I have learnt a lot over the past couple of months – and since there isn’t a lot of content on line about Spiral sailing, I am going to add some here.

I met with some success at the recent NSW State Titles (3rd overall, 2 heat wins and a 3rd). Before that I had a pretty ordinary showing at the National Titles. I mention this simply to set the context for any comment I may make.

I plan/hope to post on a couple of different topics:

• Boat: The Spiral is a one design class – but there are still plenty of things that can slow you down, and some areas for innovation.
• Fitness: As a single hander – power to weight ratio is critical. I will post about my approach to fitness
• Technique: Some specific aspects of boat handling and technique that I have learnt
• Mind games: My weakness… but I will add some comments on this too.