the key to success is building a process for improvement.

 

Whether in school, business, or relationships, top level performance in any endeavor comes from practice paired with a concrete process for learning.  

Let us guide you in developing that process through the sport of sailing.

 

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View fullsize Epic battles in San Diego South Bay with the @west_coast_29ers Skiff Squad.
View fullsize That light air grind. Is it harder to be productive in light air? Yes. Is it your job to figure out how to be productive in light air? That’s the game.
View fullsize Squeeze the extra hour out of the day. Some people ask what the right balance of sailing time versus time off is that keeps sailing fun and productive. The assumption is that time off is what prevents burnout, but in my experience, that fundamental
View fullsize Remote school is in session: 100 hours of school, 67 hours of sailing in February.
View fullsize Wrapped up 30 days of coaching today, out of the last 33 days. If you want to get to the highest level, you have to find a way to make the pursuit of mastery your daily norm. I ask a lot of the teams that I work with because I want to get to the en
View fullsize Big Sunday. Couldn’t get the 49ers out of the harbor, so we took the 29ers for a rip. Tacked up to the windy slot under Bear Cut, threw some marks in the water and worked on figure 8’s for an hour. Pushing the comfort zone makes everythin
View fullsize 4 rest days on the calendar... Couldn’t handle it by day 2, so back to work!
View fullsize Hypothetical question: What would an Olympic campaign look like if you had a full time job? How many hours would you sail?

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Previous Speaking Engagements Include

2020 US Sailing Coaching Symposium - Technology Talks

2017 US Sailing Coaching Roundtable and Symposium

2017 Gulf Coast Youth Sailing Association Coaching Roundtable

2016 US Sailing National Sailing Program Symposium

2016 Long Island Sound Junior Sailing Association Head Instructor Training Workshop

Next generation coaching
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Good Jibes
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Kite Foil League Update

The Kite Foil League kicked off this summer with Willie at the helm, so he sat down to talk to Sailing Scuttlebutt about the organization. Check out the interview here.

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Hold Fast USA: An Olympic Sailing Podcast

Willie and Paris Henken sat down to talk to training partner and Holdfast USA podcast host, Nate Housberg on the latest episode of Holdfast USA. Check it out, and check out the coverage over at Sailing Scuttlebutt.

Build A Pearl
Build A Pearl

Every detail around the race course is a grain of sand, refined over and over and over again, adding to a big beautiful pearl. Many teams want to jump straight into the fray, racing, showing what they’ve put together before it’s ready.

Sailing World: Go Fly A Drone
Sailing World: Go Fly A Drone
Sailing World Centerfold!
Sailing World Centerfold!
Scrap to The Top of the Fleet
Scrap to The Top of the Fleet

Many teams have a tendency to try to get too fancy, too quickly - working on racing instead of boat handling, or full maneuvers instead of skill details. When it comes to learning the 29er, slow is fast: take your time to develop the foundations, focus on the details, and you’ll progress far more quickly than if you try to get too complicated, too soon.

The Importance of Starting is a Myth: Nail Your Escape to Move the Needle
The Importance of Starting is a Myth: Nail Your Escape to Move the Needle
29er Midwinters West Roundup
29er Midwinters West Roundup
Willie Recognized As 2016 Development Coach Of The Year
Willie Recognized As 2016 Development Coach Of The Year

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