Moding involves three ways of sailing upwind: sailing in a VMG mode, which is the best angle and speed for your boat in the given conditions; sailing in a high mode, which means higher and slower; and ...

Recently I raced the American YC Spring Series on a Swan 42 with some childhood friends. This regatta was a three-day event, with a coastal race and windward-leeward races. There were 46 boats of a ...