Make no mistake, race analysis is important. The more you learn from your successes and failures, the quicker you’ll improve. And having a racing log in which you keep a note of your sailing is a crucial step towards becoming a better sailor.
- What the Experts Say
- Videos for Race Analysis
- Books for Race Analysis
- Links for Race Analysis
- What We Learned
What the Experts Say
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Videos for Race Analysis
Charlie Cumbley analyses a race (with Andy Rice) at the GJW Direct SailJuice Winter Series event at Rutland Sailing Club:
The ever-brilliant Mozzy Sails on his European Championship 2023 win:
2-Time World Champion Marc Jacobi analyses a frostbiting race:
Books with information on Race Analysis
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Websites and online articles for Race Analysis
Some Race Analysis of races at the London 2012 Olympics from the Improper Course blog:
Women’s Laser Radial:
Men’s Laser:
- Men’s Laser Race 4 (Skim down past some photos at the top – admiring them as you go -for the race comments)
- Men’s Laser Race 6 (Again, skim past the top photos for the race comments)
- Men’s Laser Race 7 and Race 8
- Men’s Laser Race 9 (Really nice analysis here of how to win a championship race)
- Men’s Laser Medal Race (The Men\’s analysis follows the Women\’s Radial analysis)
Finn
- Finn Race 7 and Race 8
- Finn Medal Race (The Finn analysis follows the Star analysis)
Star
Women’s Match Racing
Andrew Scrivan analyses a day’s racing in Lasers
It is worth taking notes on your racing, and also on what was in your mind at the time of racing. When reviewing later it can remind you of things that you may have forgotten. This is a good example of someone thinking about their racing.
Njord Analytics – software to help you analyse your racing in depth.
What We Learned…
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