How Thunderbird One-Design Buoy Racing Made the Resourceful Sailor a Better Offshore Sailor

Article by Joshua Wheeler

Angie and Jeff Brantley – Corvo Rounds The Mark - The Resourceful Sailor Raises the Spinnaker Pole

Sailing the windward/leeward buoy races on the foredeck of Corvo with the Port Townsend Sailing Association One-Design Thunderbird Fleet on Wednesday evenings in Port Townsend Bay has made The Resourceful Sailor a better offshore sailor. Naturally, it has made him a better sailor overall, but writing about the nuances of sail trim and their controls, strategy, or rules feels a bit stuffy right now. This is about working the foredeck and managing agility, comfort, confidence, and fear.