Setting Up Right

Mike Ingham offers comprehensive tactical guidance for Thistle racing by classifying weather conditions into distinct types (light wind, medium wind, heavy wind, random, and persistent shifts) and explaining optimal strategy for each. The article, reprinted from Sailing World, details how to categorize conditions and adjust tactics accordingly, with emphasis on finding pressure in light air, playing oscillations in medium wind, avoiding excessive maneuvers in heavy air, and maintaining flexibility when conditions are unpredictable.

This is a summary. The full article text is © the Thistle Class Association — read the original scan via the link above.

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