Tactics

Rodney Pattisson's success in the Flying Dutchman is legendary -- two Olympic gold medals and one silver, three world championships and four European championships. In other classes he has been Cadet champion and Quarter--Ton world champion; he has steered a number of distinguished IOR boats and has also been closely involved in 12--metre racing.

1. Tactical weapons. 2. Shifts and bends. 3. Checking the course. 4. Starting on a port--biased line. 5. Starting mid--line. 6. Starting on a starboard--biased line. 7. The gate start. 8. Recovering from a bad start. 9. Shifts on the beat. 10. Meeting other boats on the beat. 11. The windward mark. 12. Learning from the first beat. 13. The reach. 14. The gybe mark. 15. The run. 16. The leeward mark. 17. The last beat. 18. The finish. 19. Sailing the series. 20. Racing near the shore. 21Offwind starts. 22. Yacht tactics. 23. Yacht racing with electronics. 24. Match racing. 25. Team racing.