How to sail - The Essential Factors: Part 5 of 9 Boat BALANCE

The essential factors of sailing. Part 5 of 9: Boat balance. Try to keep the boat flat at all times. they just go faster. Think of turning when on ice skates, what do you do? lean on one leg and you turn. Boats behave the same way. Heel over and it will turn. to keep going straight you apply rudder which causes huge drag. When coaching this is a BIG offender to peoples boat speed. Keep it flat makes the rudder straight, with less drag which means more speed.