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BACK

2005

Summer 2005 

• Downwind Tactics
• Rigging Art
• Pip Pearson � A Legacy
• The Future of  the CB

2004

Summer 2004 � Worlds Preview

• The Sailor Athlete Council
• Small Crew's Survival Guide
• Santa Cruz Wind Patterns
• A Travel Guide to Mecca
• Morgan Larson Interview
• Sailing Strong: Staying Powered Up
• Dave Shelton Speaks

2003

Fall 2003

• Carbon Spars Ballot Results
• Coaching Weekend
• Fitting Out a New 505
• Sealing 505 Tanks
• Ocean Swell Tactics
• Wrist Strength
• Custom Composite Foils
• Rule #42

Spring 2003 � Winning Isn't Everything: An interview with the Swedes Krister Bergstrom and Thomas Moss

• Racing the 505 at 80
• Upwind Pacing
• Bergstrom and Moss Interview
• Hydration on the Water
• Resurrection Stories
• Carbon Mast Debate

2002

Fall 2002 � It's Not Just How You Use It: A Summer of Findings on the Long Luff Spinnaker

• Witchcraft Update
• The Essential Toolbox
• The Fremantle 505
• Long Luff Spinnaker Update
• The Buchans Interviewed
• Strengthen Your Abs and Back
• Protests and Doing Circles

2001

Fall 2001 � 505 Synergy: An Interview with Bruce Edwards and David Shelton

• What to Wear
• Rigging Basics
• Getting Faster
• Edwards and Shelton Interview
• Crew/Skipper: Trading Places
• Laser vs. 505
• Recruiting Junior Sailors

Spring 2001 � When Safety Matters

• Trailering Tips
• Maximize Downwind Performance
• Safety Lessons from Durban
• Physical Fitness and Sailing
• WitchCraft 505s
• Installing a Mast Ram
• New Worlds Format

2000

Fall 2000 � Is This Fleet Building

• Learning from a Champion
• Off Water Programs
• High or Low Reaches
• Lessons from Long Beach
• Restarting the Seattle Fleet
• High-aspect Centerboards
• Peter Alarie Interview

Summer 2000 � Cam's Excellent Adventure

• Light Air Sailing
• Boat Preparation
• Using the Compass
• Cam Lewis Interview
• The Triple Trailer
• Big Spinnaker Future
• Why Fleets Fail

Winter 2000

• Rules Ballot Results
• Training Session
• 505 History
• Worlds Technology
• Worlds Racing
• Hamlin Martin Interview

1999

Winter 1999

• Rules Changes
• Fleet Building
• US Ranking System
• 505 Maintenance
• Foil Repairs
• American Section History

1998

Fall 1998

• Trotman Mills Interview
• Team SPOT Interview

Summer 1998

• Smart Ratchets
• Top 10 McLube Uses
• Barry Kuehl Interview
• Winning Crew Work
• Smart Ratchets
• Running Promotional Events

Spring 1998

• Worlds Measurement
• Tuning Sessions
• Regatta Checklist
• Fleet Boats

Winter 1998

• Reefing Outhaul
• Worlds Courses
• Main Sheeting
• Sail Shape

1997

Fall 1997

• Storage Maintenance

Summer 1997

• Sponsored Racing
• Rules Update
• Major Venue Wind Strategy
• Trailering Tips