what are the most important race skills?
Posted: Wed May 16, 2012 10:22 am
I have:
be nice
Have fun
tack
...any thing else?
be nice
Have fun
tack
...any thing else?
The never waneing will to win.
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what are the most important race skills?
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Re: what are the modt important race skills?
Posted: Wed May 16, 2012 1:31 pm
Re: what are the modt important race skills?
Posted: Wed May 16, 2012 11:33 pm
Know the RRS aka the rules.
Re: what are the modt important race skills?
Posted: Wed May 16, 2012 11:45 pm
everything else.tautologies wrote:...any thing else?
you need to have each and every skill dialed to do well. you can't make up for a weakness in one skill by having excess of another.
get training!
Re: what are the modt important race skills?
Posted: Wed May 16, 2012 11:57 pm
self marketing
Re: what are the modt important race skills?
Posted: Thu May 17, 2012 9:51 am
That would be for freestyle and wave.SBBeachbum wrote:self marketing
Race is all about crossing the line first
Re: what are the modt important race skills?
Posted: Thu May 17, 2012 5:40 pm
I would say the timing and position when crossing the "starting line"
When i raced sailboats a perfect start and getting first to the windward mark meant
Anticipating wind shifts,tacking fast,know your angles (do not overshoot the windward mark)
When i raced sailboats a perfect start and getting first to the windward mark meant
Anticipating wind shifts,tacking fast,know your angles (do not overshoot the windward mark)
Re: what are the modt important race skills?
Posted: Thu May 17, 2012 11:11 pm
Well saying everything is important doesn't really help...though I do understand what you mean 
I do have "some" problems with pointing and not overshooting the target by a mile.
I am working on finding the upwind drive and there I am trying to get my bar dialed in with a custom depower. It is actually pretty hard.
I went out yesterday in 9 mph so I think I am getting better in the light wind, but it is hard to convert all the energy to board speed....which I think stems from me needing to get into better shape.
I'm not intending to be a great racer by any means, but it is fun to race..but if I do not see any progress I will get bored with it I think.
So I am trying to set up a list if things to work at and then try to prioritize them.
Also what length lines do you guys usually use. I've been going out with 28s lately, but figure 32 might be better for tacking in the light winds.
I do have "some" problems with pointing and not overshooting the target by a mile.
I am working on finding the upwind drive and there I am trying to get my bar dialed in with a custom depower. It is actually pretty hard.
I went out yesterday in 9 mph so I think I am getting better in the light wind, but it is hard to convert all the energy to board speed....which I think stems from me needing to get into better shape.
I'm not intending to be a great racer by any means, but it is fun to race..but if I do not see any progress I will get bored with it I think.
So I am trying to set up a list if things to work at and then try to prioritize them.
Also what length lines do you guys usually use. I've been going out with 28s lately, but figure 32 might be better for tacking in the light winds.