The Beach Boys had a great song with the lyrics: “Catch a wave, and you’re sitting on top of the world.” Of course, they were referring to a surfboard, but the line certainly fits for sailing.

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The second beat, and in this example, the final leg to the finish, is your opportunity to string together everything you’ve learned throughout the race and finish strong. Your top priorities should be ...

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Learn the proper lingo before you watch your next race.

The nausea hits me imperceptibly at first—less like the proverbial “rogue wave” that you read about in sailing books, and more like an invisibly rising tide. But the symptoms are the same: the sweats, ...

A lifelong pleasure-­sailor’s parents were well into their senior years, and like the vast majority of people older than 50, they wanted to age in place. That’s the term for staying in the home you ...

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