Rob Gibbs -US Sailing Small Boat Sailing Instructor

I’m a US Sailing Small Boat Sailing Instructor and have the great pleasure of introducing many new sailors to the sport.  In class we talk a little about racing but a lot about wind and how the wind affects your course.  Because every student learns differently, I have about 3 ways of explaining almost everything.  The Wot-Tac can suddenly help some students “see” the wind and how changes in the wind change decision making on the race course.  You can really see the light go on when the Wot-Tac has been able to help a new sailor visualize concepts like “wind shift,” “favored tack,” and “favored end.”

Thanks Wot-Tac!

Rob Gibbs