Race to Win Sailing Podcast by raceQs.com

06.30.2016

43 - Lipton Cup and Mobile Replays

Did you know that you can watch raceQs' replays on your phone or tablet? Just open your internet browser, and click on a replay! We look at the 2015 Lipton Cup and show you just how powerful this tool can...

03.17.2016

42 - The Pebble Smartwatch

Are you ready to get all the power of raceQs analytics, on your wrist? The new raceQs' sailing app for Pebble gives you: Vibrating Alerts for OCS, Laylines, Wind shifts, and Course Instability Mark Navigation: Bearing, Time to Mark, Distance to mark Time and...

12.28.2015

41- How does a cell phone app know the wind direction?

Using the unique Bavaria Cup regatta, this podcast explores how raceQs' sailing app calculates the wind direction without any input from wind instruments.

12.02.2015

40 - Finding the Bottom

Running aground is not fun. But, it happens to EVERYONE. So, when it happens to you, be ready to react quickly and get back in the race as soon as possible. Maybe no one will notice. Or, if you were...

11.16.2015

Podcast 39 - The Great Handicap Debate

Handicaps are always a hot issue in sailboat racing. Recently, raceQs' upgraded our interface to calculate corrected times for handicapped boats that use our app. Check out this podcast to get a basic understanding of sailing handicaps, and how to...

08.02.2015

38 - Race Tracking and Podcasts

As technology evolves protest hearings are evolving as well. If you plan to use a raceQs' GPS track at your protest hearing, be armed with all the facts. Since most cell phone GPS positions aren't perfect, you can expect a...

07.13.2015

37 - Tacking Choreography and Common Mistakes

The choreography of a perfect tack requires every team member to perform their job flawlessly. We can break those jobs down into five parts: Preparation, Pre-Release, Release, Grinding, and Trimming. Watch the episode to learn how much time is lost when...

06.27.2015

36 - Virtual Coaching with GeoVids

Sailors at every level can benefit from having a Professional Sailor on board during a race. However, it's just not feasible for most Corinthian sailors. That's one of the reasons we built GeoVids. Check out this podcast, where we eavesdrop...

06.12.2015

35 - The Art of Seamanship

In this podcast, we tell the story of a boat that experienced serious structural damage from a very common type of accident. Speaking directly to one of the boat owners, we get a first hand account of how they turned...

05.05.2015

34- Watch and Learn

Will Paxton uses raceQs' Groove Analysis, Tacking Data, and Geovids to analyze his winning performance at the Resin Regatta. He makes a few discoveries about his sail trim and tacking patterns using footage from his GoPro that is synced with...

04.14.2015

33 - "Don't Panic!" - Will Paxton

Will Paxton breaks down one of his races in the St.Francis Spring series, and shows us how the pros keep calm and battle back from a rough start. We discuss tack and duck, tactics in a strong tide upwind, the...

03.27.2015

32 - Will Paxton: Do Your Homework

Finally, we found a race that Will Paxton didn't win! Of course, he claims that was his plan all along, since he was five points ahead in the series. In this podcast, Will gives us some tips for surviving a...

03.18.2015

31 - Success in Light Air, with Will Paxton

Have you ever been drifting around a race course, when suddenly, a boat ghosts by as if powered by an ungodly force? It can seem unnatural. We recorded such a phenomenon in this race, when Will Paxton sneaks by the...

03.02.2015

30- Moth Worlds 2015, Burling VS Outteridge

Watch the highlights of a thrilling duel between Peter Burling and Nathan Outteridge during the final race of the 2015 Moth Worlds. These two rockstars pull far ahead of the fleet as they battle for ultimate bragging rights in the...

02.12.2015

29 - Moth Worlds 2015 : Day One Highlights

Beautiful Sorrento, Australia was the venue for the 2015 Moth World Championships. Check out this highlight reel from first official day of the Worlds, where competitors sails just one race, due to poor conditions. Still, there was plenty of excitement on...

01.28.2015

28 - Racing the J/70 with Allan Terhune

Allan Terhune takes us through a recent race aboard his J/70, "Dazzler". He walks us through his tactics and gives some trim tips for the J/70. Allan Terhune is a National and World champion in several classes, and the Global...

01.05.2015

27 - RACE RECAP WITH WILL PAXTON: TACTICS AND STRATEGY

We sit down once again with six time national champ and Quantum Sailmaker Will Paxton, to pick his brain. In this episode, Paxton explains the thought processes behind his winning tactics in an Express 27 race on San Francisco Bay.

11.23.2014

Sail Trim with Quantum Sailmaker, Will Paxton

We sit down with six time national champion, Will Paxton, to discuss both upwind and downwind sail trim. Watch Paxton's raceQs' Geovid as the Quantum sailmaker and designer gives a breakdown of his performance during a one design Express 27...

11.16.2014

Racing 101: Tacking on a Header

We analyze two races on the same day and show just how much it changes your race to try and punch through headers, instead of tacking in them. With raceQs' built-in analytic tools, it's easy to see how the decisions...

10.30.2014

24 - RACING 101: SHIFTING GEARS UPWIND

Review the five gears of sailing, each designed for a different set of conditions or goals. Remember, just sitting in the groove doesn't win races. Experienced racers constantly change gears and make adjustments to get most out of every puff,...

10.12.2014

23 - Tactical Weapons: The Lee Bow

You can use your boat's wind wash to disturb the air of a sailboat by tacking directly underneath them, and slightly ahead of their bow. This is the "lee bow zone", and is a great way to catapult yourself to...

09.27.2014

22 - Wind Shadow and Covering

A great introduction on how to use your wind shadow to cover someone, and how to escape a cover without losing too much ground. We introduce a new wind shadow feature in the raceQs' replay that changes size with the...

09.12.2014

21- IMPROVE YOUR TACKING PATTERN

The VMG polar charts in raceQs are a great tool to evaluate how quickly you complete and recover from your tacks. The VMG overlay is visible in “match mode”, and tracks your progress through the tack on a polar chart...

09.08.2014

20 – UNDERSTANDING THE RACEQS' DASHBOARD

This podcast goes over the six gadgets in the raceQs replay dashboard: VMG, Course Over Ground, Speed Over Ground, Drift, Compass Heading, and Heel. The raceQs' phone app records data every second. After the replay is uploaded to the website,...

08.22.2014

19- The Jib - The View From The Top Part 4

Finishing out our four part series is this brief podcast on Jib draft depth and position. We also talk about how to see the jib twist, and how the car position and sheet tensions affect trim. This series is...

08.15.2014

18 - Improve Your Tacks

Now you can finally tell when a tack is really good, or really terrible, and why. In this podcast we review the basics of raceQs' tacking data and discuss the primary goal of tacking: lose as little time as possible....

08.08.2014

17 - View From The Top Part 3: Trimming The Mainsail

In this podcast we look at the the draft depth and draft position of the upper, middle, and lower parts of the main. Because GeoVids are synced with sailing data, we can search for moments of good VMG and evaluate...

07.19.2014

16 - The View From The Top: Part 2

We continue the series on creating GeoVids using a camera mounted at the top of the mast. In this episode, we discuss how to evaluate Weather Helm, Steering, and have an introduction to Mainsail Twist.

07.12.2014

15 - Two Pros Duel on the Upwind Leg

Watch two professional skippers vie to be first to the windward mark in this superb race from the Adriatic Sea. We use this race to demonstrate many of the basic interface and analysis tools available in raceQs replays.

07.08.2014

14 - The View From The Top: Using GeoVids to Analyze Sail Shape

We have designed a cheap way to send your GoPro to to the top of the mast and record your race from the "top". This angle is a great way to analyze jib trim, car placement, helm position, and the...

06.27.2014

13 - Velocity Made Good

In this podcast we review VMG, or velocity made good, and essential concept that describes a boat progress to windward or to leeward. We show how to use the raceQs tool to monitor your boats VMG, and discuss the difference...

06.21.2014

12 - Finding the Edge of the "Three Boat Length Zone" : Protests and Technology

In this Podcast, Julia shows you how to use raceQs' Geovids to evaluate your situational awareness on the water. Using our tips, GeoVids can help you train yourself to improve your judgment of distances and make better tactical decisions in the heat of...

06.13.2014

11 - Two Way To Sail Less Distance Part 2

In this podcast, we review how to make sure you're sailing the least possible amount of distance by always being on the lifted tack, and we show that trading height for speed on the upwind leg is rarely worth it. ...

06.09.2014

10 - Hitting the Mark: Avoidance and Recovery

This short podcast uses raceQs GeoVids to explore ways to avoid hitting the mark, and how to recover from this common mistake. GeoVids are videos that are synced with raceQs' 3D replays to provide more advanced post-race analysis. This powerful...

06.01.2014

9 - Two Way to Sail Less Distance Part 1

In this podcast, we review how to make sure you're sailing the least possible amount of distance by always being on the lifted tack, and we show that trading height for speed on the upwind leg is rarely worth it.

05.27.2014

8 - A Short Introduction to Leverage, Risk and Reward on the Upwind Leg

In this podcast, we expand the upwind race geometry series by talking about the ladder rungs, the rhumb line, and building leverage. With a clear picture of the risk/benefit tradeoff of various upwind strategies, sailors who understand the geometry can make...

05.20.2014

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