The water might be frozen, but the season is still moving—winter is where habits get built and programs get stronger. This week we’re keeping it simple: a repeatable off-season routine, a Prairie sailing win worth spotlighting, a mark-rounding tactics debate, and a quick look at what LA28 just locked in.

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Winter is where the best sailors quietly separate. Not because they do insane workouts, but because they stay consistent when the water is gone.

Here’s an anywhere split you can repeat all winter. No gym. Just floor space (a pull-up bar helps, but it’s optional).

Day 1: Legs + Core (hiking strength)
Split squats, wall sits, single-leg hinges, core holds.

Day 2: Pull + Posture (sheet loads + back strength)
Pull-ups or towel rows, backpack rows, shoulder stability work.

Day 3: Legs + Engine (power + conditioning)
Step-ups, hip thrusts, hamstrings, then 10 minutes of intervals.

Day 4: Push + Core (stability + control)
Push-ups, pike push-ups, core work that keeps you solid in chop.

Consistency wins winter. Spring just collects the results.

Sail Canada recently awarded RCSU (NW) the 2024 William Abbott Senior Trophy to the Royal Canadian Sea Cadet Sailing Program.

This program supports 1,000+ Sea Cadets across 27 communities and gives youth sailing at no cost (including travel) across five Prairie sites. In 2024 alone, they delivered 45 weekend sessions and 104 training events ranging from CANSail to mentorship and instructor clinics.

Got a sailing photo you’re proud of? We’d love to feature it.

Reaching the upwind mark first is regarded as the most important performance metric in terms of predicting your placement in a given race, since only 1 boat can have an efficient mark rounding at a time.

However, the downwind mark rounding is just as important in terms of consolidating your lead. Downwind mark roundings also have many more degrees of freedom, since sailing efficiently downwind does not restrict boats to any particular point of sail (at least in the case of the ILCA class). Furthermore, standard courses usually have a downwind gate. Therefore, there are many more possible options.

This week, our goal will be to rank the above ILCAs in terms of best tactical position, and explain why.

Reply with what you think and next week we will tell you the answer

LA28 sailing now has a real, published structure: racing runs July 16 to 28, 2028, split into two phases across two venues.

Boat racing begins July 23. The schedule detail is already live for the dinghies:

And the format is getting tightened to keep the medals alive until the end. World Sailing’s Council approved event format recommendations on December 12, 2025, including a structure where dinghy, skiff, and multihull events run a three-day qualification series, then a one-day final with the top 10, with points carrying forward but compressed to keep it close.

If you race dinghies, you already know the pain: cold spray, constant maneuvers, and gear that either feels stiff or soaks through. The Championship Smock 2.0 is built for fast-paced inshore sailing, with stretch where you need it and protection where you get punished.

Best for: early-season training days, cold regattas, coach boat spray, and any session where staying dry means staying sharp.

Hiring for next season is already starting. If you’re looking to coach, instruct, or get on the water more in 2026, here are a some openings worth checking out:

Know a club that’s hiring? Reply to this email or submit a role.

Thanks for being part of the crew. Whether you’re training, coaching, racing, or just chasing the breeze, keep learning and enjoying the ride.

— Arya & Seb

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