Int. Sailing Academy
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Dear Sailors,
We hope you’ve been getting out on the water in your Laser this summer, and putting all your new skills from the Upwind Speed: Light Wind Course to task. We’ve had a lot of feedback from sailors worldwide, thrilled with their ability to move up the ranks in their local fleets.
We’re happy to announce the release of our Medium Wind Online Course! There are a couple free sample lessons there to view as well.
In this course you’ll learn how to go faster in Medium Wind - everything from marginal hiking up to and including the first stages of depowering. This condition requires a broad range of skills to outperform the fleet in terms of boatspeed, and in this course, we cover them all.
10 HD, detailed, narrated video lessons with model behavior, instruction and common mistakes, performance checklists, sail setting charts verified by Olympic champions, deliberate practice drills, and more are all included. You'll also receive access to our discord chat where you'll receive customized support from Olympic coaches and other course students.
You’ll learn:
Medium Wind Objectives for Upwind Speed
Hiking Essentials How to dial in your hiking strap length and use the correct body mechanics for marginal, normal and maximal hiking positions. Everything hiking!
Early Hiking Strategies The holy grail for marginal hiking performance - who can get in the strap first and stay in it? You’ll learn the secrets on how in this lesson.
Sail Setup: Medium Wind Learn how to determine the optimal Sail Setup throughout this entire condition using current settings and feedback strategies vetted by Olympic champions and coaches.
Adjusting Your Controls: Learn the key moments Champions pick for adjusting their control lines, and how to execute this skill efficiently while minimizing damage to upwind performance during the process.
Ease for Power: This lesson illustrates the sometimes elusive key concept of easing sheet with a soft vang. Why, when and how are all covered here.
The Fast Boat Paradox: Understanding relative boatspeed to the wind is a crucial skill for medium wind. Unlock this understanding to manage lulls, swell and post acceleration moments like top sailors.
The Slow Boat Paradox: Do you know the most important moments for accelerating the boat during an upwind leg? What about the process for doing so in medium wind? Learn how to anticipate, identify and react to these relative slow boatspeed moments. Nail this concept, follow the drills outlined, and you’ll have gusts, swell and wave impact moments dialed.
Active Driving & Body Movements: Great active driving coordinated with purposeful body movement will absolutely take your speed to the next level. We break it all down, step by step, and provide a system for learning the skills in this comprehensive lesson.
Lane Holding: Can you believe there’s more? Master the skills, process and mentality for an EFFECTIVE high mode. Then put them together to stay alive and thrive in bad lanes.
We hope you enjoy the course and know that it will help you sail faster in medium wind.
The Team at ISA
We hope you’ve been getting out on the water in your Laser this summer, and putting all your new skills from the Upwind Speed: Light Wind Course to task. We’ve had a lot of feedback from sailors worldwide, thrilled with their ability to move up the ranks in their local fleets.
We’re happy to announce the release of our Medium Wind Online Course! There are a couple free sample lessons there to view as well.
In this course you’ll learn how to go faster in Medium Wind - everything from marginal hiking up to and including the first stages of depowering. This condition requires a broad range of skills to outperform the fleet in terms of boatspeed, and in this course, we cover them all.
10 HD, detailed, narrated video lessons with model behavior, instruction and common mistakes, performance checklists, sail setting charts verified by Olympic champions, deliberate practice drills, and more are all included. You'll also receive access to our discord chat where you'll receive customized support from Olympic coaches and other course students.
You’ll learn:
Medium Wind Objectives for Upwind Speed
Hiking Essentials How to dial in your hiking strap length and use the correct body mechanics for marginal, normal and maximal hiking positions. Everything hiking!
Early Hiking Strategies The holy grail for marginal hiking performance - who can get in the strap first and stay in it? You’ll learn the secrets on how in this lesson.
Sail Setup: Medium Wind Learn how to determine the optimal Sail Setup throughout this entire condition using current settings and feedback strategies vetted by Olympic champions and coaches.
Adjusting Your Controls: Learn the key moments Champions pick for adjusting their control lines, and how to execute this skill efficiently while minimizing damage to upwind performance during the process.
Ease for Power: This lesson illustrates the sometimes elusive key concept of easing sheet with a soft vang. Why, when and how are all covered here.
The Fast Boat Paradox: Understanding relative boatspeed to the wind is a crucial skill for medium wind. Unlock this understanding to manage lulls, swell and post acceleration moments like top sailors.
The Slow Boat Paradox: Do you know the most important moments for accelerating the boat during an upwind leg? What about the process for doing so in medium wind? Learn how to anticipate, identify and react to these relative slow boatspeed moments. Nail this concept, follow the drills outlined, and you’ll have gusts, swell and wave impact moments dialed.
Active Driving & Body Movements: Great active driving coordinated with purposeful body movement will absolutely take your speed to the next level. We break it all down, step by step, and provide a system for learning the skills in this comprehensive lesson.
Lane Holding: Can you believe there’s more? Master the skills, process and mentality for an EFFECTIVE high mode. Then put them together to stay alive and thrive in bad lanes.
We hope you enjoy the course and know that it will help you sail faster in medium wind.
The Team at ISA