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Same speed. Twenty metres more progress.

How? A better wind angle.

Lifts and headers can transform your first beat

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October 14, 2026 at 7:50 AM
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Planning a perfect adventure with essential first-time sailing tips. Navigating through calm blue waters and breathtaking mountain backdrops for a safe coastal tour. ⛵🏔️✨ #SailingTips #AdventureLife #CoastalTour #TravelGuide #ScenicMountains💜💚🩵❤️💙💕🏵️🌼🌹💮🩷💖🌿💕 🫶🌿💚
Planning a perfect adventure with essential first-time sailing tips. Navigating through calm blue waters and breathtaking mountain backdrops for a safe coastal tour. ⛵🏔️✨ #SailingTips #AdventureLife #CoastalTour #TravelGuide #ScenicMountains💜💚🩵❤️💙💕🏵️🌼🌹💮🩷💖🌿💕 🫶🌿💚
October 6, 2026 at 4:52 PM
philipmrussell.bsky.social
Speed versus pointing — one of sailing's great counter-intuitive lessons. Sometimes bearing away just a few degrees gets you to the mark sooner.

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September 25, 2026 at 7:06 AM
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Whether you're prepping for a day sail or a multi-day voyage, planning is key. Download our FREE 25-page guide:
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July 23, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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Unleash Your Sailboat's Speed: A Beginner's Guide to Racing
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Unleash Your Sailboat's Speed: A Beginner's Guide to Racing - Sail & Power & Boats & Motor Yachts
Ready to feel the thrill of competition? This guide helps you get started with sailboat racing, from preparing your boat to understanding the basics.
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June 12, 2026 at 7:43 AM
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J/Boats J/105 Review: Why This Offshore One-Design Excels
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J/Boats J/105 Review: Why This Offshore One-Design Excels - Sail & Power & Boats & Motor Yachts
Explore the J/105: a legendary sailboat combining race-winning performance, simple sail handling, and a vibrant class community for thrilling offshore adventures.
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June 6, 2026 at 5:43 AM
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Spring is here, and that means it’s time to give your rig some attention before summer sailing kicks off. We talked with Scott Wallingford, veteran rigger at CSR Marine in Seattle, to get expert advice on keeping your mast and rigging in top shape.

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April 17, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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⏩ Unlock hidden speed with precise tension
Fine‑tune your rig, stay safe, and gain every possible tenth of a knot.

Full step‑by‑step guide 👉 ready4sea.com/en/tig...

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Tighten Up: Rigging Tension Made Simple
A correctly tensioned standing rigging keeps the mast on-axis. It gives the sails their intended shape, and eliminates unwanted flex that slows the boat. For the everyday owner, the payoff is safer handling and fewer surprise adjustments when the wind picks up. For the performance-oriented sailor…
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February 22, 2026 at 10:33 PM
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Advent calendar toolkit day 8️⃣: 𝗦𝗰𝗿𝗲𝘄𝗱𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀. Fasten or remove screws from any deck hardware, electrical terminals, plumbing clamps, or woodwork.

Tip: Carry an assortment of types and sizes to fit your common needs.

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Day 8 of the Ready4Sea Advent calendar toolbox. Pictured: two screwdrivers, slotted (flat-head) and a Phillips (or cross-head / cross-point).
December 8, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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Day 7️⃣ of our Advent calendar toolkit: the 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗹𝗲 𝗸𝗲𝘆. Gives you a good handle to loosen or tighten pin shackles in a twist.

Tip: Add a lanyard so it doesn't take a plunge and stays around your wrist or neck!

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Day 7 of the Ready4Sea Advent calendar toolbox. Pictured: a shackle key.
December 7, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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Day 𝟰 of our Advent calendar toolbox: the 𝗛𝗮𝗰𝗸𝘀𝗮𝘄.
Cut metal brackets, plastic fittings or PVC pipes cleanly.

Tip: Make sure you tension the blade before cutting! Release after use.

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Day 4 of the Ready4Sea Advent calendar toolbox. Pictured: a yellow hacksaw.
December 4, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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Day 3 of our Advent calendar toolbox: the caulking gun.
Seal and glue almost effortlessly depending on your choice of cartridge.

Tip: You won't regret buying a heavy duty tool. The triggers on flimsy ones tend to bend and fail.

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Day 3 of the Ready4Sea Advent calendar toolbox. Pictured: an empty yellow caulking gun.
December 3, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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4/5 ⛵️ La transmission : Dalin partage ses conseils aux jeunes skippers rêvant de Vendée Globe. L'expérience d'un champion au service des générations futures. Un héritage en construction. #SailingTips #JeunesTalents #Passation
May 8, 2025 at 6:42 PM
philipmrussell.bsky.social
You don’t think about a translator app when sailing… until you arrive in a foreign marina and need to ask where the fuel pontoon
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March 12, 2026 at 9:50 AM
philipmrussell.bsky.social
Want more speed or control?
Check your outhaul.
Tight = flat = fast in wind.
Loose = full = power in light breeze.
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We explain how this simple control can reshape your mainsail and your race.

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November 12, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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Mooring on a river looks easy — until you're caught between wind, current, and a pontoon that just won’t behave.
Today’s blog: The hidden skill of mooring on the Thames.
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The Hidden Challenges of Mooring on a River
or worse a goose of=r a swan  The Hidden Challenges of Mooring on a River At first glance, mooring might seem like the easiest part of sa...
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October 30, 2025 at 9:54 AM
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Why can’t boats just sail straight into the wind?
Because physics.
You’ve got to tack — and tacking angles make all the difference.
New blog for beginner sailors now live:
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Why Boats Can’t Sail Straight Into the Wind
Why Boats Can’t Sail Straight Into the Wind And What Tacking Angles Have to Do With It “Why can’t we just point the boat where we want t...
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October 28, 2025 at 9:22 AM
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Frosty breeze? Chilly Thames?
Here’s how we layer up and launch through the last of Autumn (and into Winter) without turning blue.
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Getting Ready for Sailing in Chilly Winds
Getting Ready for Sailing in Chilly Winds End of Autumn, Beginning of Winter on the Thames The trees are dropped their leaves, the sun i...
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October 27, 2025 at 12:38 PM
philipmrussell.bsky.social
Thinking about reefing?
Then reef.
Shortening sail = more control, less heeling, fewer swims.
New blog explains when, why, and how.
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Reefing: When to Shorten Sail and Why It Saves Races (and Swims)
Reefing: When to Shorten Sail and Why It Saves Races (and Swims) If your boat feels a bit out of control, you’re heeling too far, the hel...
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October 25, 2025 at 9:35 AM
philipmrussell.bsky.social
Mark rounding can win or lose races.
Go wide in, tight out for a smoother, faster turn that keeps your boat powered and leaves the others in your wake.
New blog: pmrsailing.blogspot.com/2025/10/wide...
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Wide In, Tight Out – The Perfect Mark Rounding
Wide In, Tight Out – The Perfect Mark Rounding If you’re learning to race a dinghy, there’s one golden rule you’ll hear over and over: W...
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October 23, 2025 at 10:35 AM
philipmrussell.bsky.social
What does the kicker do (besides confuse new sailors)?
This small rope makes a big difference to your downwind speed and upwind control.
New blog: How to use the kicker properly
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Sailing Term Spotlight: The Kicker
Sailing Term Spotlight: The Kicker What it does, why it matters, and how to adjust it pmrsailing.uk blog Among the mysterious spaghetti...
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October 17, 2025 at 7:36 AM
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Why do we round windward marks to port?
Because starboard tack has right of way, it’s safer, smoother, and keeps the race flowing.
Our blog explains why this quirky sailing rule makes perfect sense.
Read it: pmrsailing.blogspot.com/2025/10/why-...
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Why Windward Marks Are Port Rounding
Why Windward Marks Are Port Rounding If you’ve just started racing dinghies, you may have noticed something curious: almost every course ...
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October 9, 2025 at 8:05 AM
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What to wear sailing? Quick-dry layers, buoyancy aids, and old trainers.

What not to wear? Jeans. Ever.

Our latest blog shares the kit that keeps you safe and the mistakes we won’t repeat.
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October 5, 2025 at 8:25 AM
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🪢 What’s a sheet?
🧭 Which way is port?
💥 Why does the boom hurt?
Sailing has its own language — and learning it might just save your dignity (and your head). So what is a Thwart?
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September 16, 2025 at 11:18 AM
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Breezy weekend incoming? Time to reef!

Reefing = smaller sails = more control = fewer capsizes.
Learn when and how to do it — and why it’s the smart sailor’s move.
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September 13, 2025 at 3:51 PM