Welcome to my series on wind shift strategy tips! When sailing in a shifty wind the goal is to reach the next shift before other boats. That way when it shifts you will be further upwind than you otherwise wouldn't have been.
So, if you are behind and you see boats ahead of you are tacking on a shift that hasn't reached you yet it may make sense to tack before the shift hits you. But that's not always the case. In this video, we discuss when you should tack to leeward of crossers and when you should carry onto the shift before tacking.
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Timestamps
0:00 Intro
0:30 Quick Basics Recap
0:57 Head Towards Headers
1:41 Tack To Leeward
3:22 Comparison
3:52: Dirty Air
4:15 When To Go To The Shift
4:40 Fluky Wind
5:20 Gust Coming?
6:03 Recap
6:40 Subscribe
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