Single-hand on the 4.3, so in light air, I cleat everything (jib and main), get way forward and focus on steering. In moderate air, I'll cleat the jib and hold the main. In big air, I cleat jib and main, keeping the mainsheet in hand with no slack, and pinch like the heavy-air wuss that I am. I need more and better practice skippering in 15 knots and up - my results show it, too. In one regatta, I went from seconds and thirds in light to moderate, to DFL when the wind picked up - proof that cleating and pinching is slow.


John Williams

- The harder you practice, the luckier you get -
Gary Player, pro golfer

After watching Lionel Messi play, I realize I need to sail harder.