Back Issue List
During the past 17 years, we have published almost 120 issues of Speed & Smarts on almost every subject related to racing your boat faster and smarter. Here is a comprehensive list of the themes covered by each of the back issues (we are still adding and updating the info listed here). To view a sample back issue, please click here.
ORDER back issues
| 125 | March / April | Downwind Tips |
| 124 | January / February | New 2013 Rules! |
| 123 | November / December | Big Fleets |
| 122 | July / August | Puffs and Lulls |
| 121 | May / June | Regatta Lessons |
| 120 | January / February | Race Committee Clues |
| 119 | November / December | Light Air Downwind |
| 118 | September / October | Laylines |
| 117 | May / June | Decision-Making |
| 116 | March / April | Case of 'The Slows' |
| 115 | January / February | Busting Myths |
| 114 | November / December | Mainsail Controls |
| 113 | September / October | One Versus One |
| 112 | May / June | Rules of Thumb |
| 111 | March / April | Sailor's Protest Guide |
| 110 | January / February | Waves |
| 109 | November / December | Championship Analysis |
| 108 | September / October | Current Affairs |
| 107 | July / August | Mark Rounding Moves |
| 106 | May / June | Upwind Speed 3 - Tips |
| 105 | January / February | Comeback! |
| 104 | November / December | The New Racing Rules |
| 103 | September / October | Steering |
| 102 | May / June | Downwind Tactics |
| 101 | March / April | Upwind Speed 2 - Sail Trim |
| 100 | January / February | Top 100 Tips! |
| 099 | September / October | Upwind Speed |
| 098 | July / August | Rule 16 (Changing Course) |
| 097 | May / June | Upwind Strategy |
| 096 | March / April | Upwind Tactics |
| 095 | November / December | Protests 3: After the Hearing |
| 094 | September / October | Starting: Micro View |
| 093 | May / June | Starting: Macro View |
| 092 | March / April | Sail by Feel |
| 091 | January / February | Rule 18 |
| 090 | November / December | Persistent Shifts |
| 089 | September / October | Oscillating Shifts |
| 088 | May / June | Protests 2: The Hearing |
| 087 | March / April | Protests 1: Before the Hearing |
| 086 | January / February | New 2005-2008 Rules |
| 085 | November / December | Fast Finishes |
| 084 | September / October | Speed on a Run |
| 083 | May / June | Rules Compliance |
| 082 | March / April | Running Tactics and Strategy |
| 081 | January / February | The Second Beat |
| 080 | November / December | The Leeward Mark |
| 079 | September / October | The Second Reach |
| 078 | May / June | Kinetics |
| 077 | March / April | The Jibe Mark |
| 076 | January / February | The First Reach |
| 075 | November / December | 75 Winning Tips |
| 074 | July / August | Windward Mark Tips |
| 073 | May / June | Go-Fast Preperation |
| 072 | March / April | First Beat - Tactics |
| 071 | January / February | First Beat - Strategy |
| 070 | September / October | First Beat - Speed |
| 069 | July / August | After the Start |
| 068 | May / June | At the Start |
| 067 | March / April | Pre-Start Strategy |
| 066 | January / February | The New 2001-2005 Rules |
| 065 | November / December | Expert Advice |
| 064 | October | Crew Resources |
| 063 | August / September | Speed Tips |
| 062 | July | Race Lists |
| 061 | May / June | Prep Lists |
| 060 | April | Risk And Reward |
| 059 | March | Steering Downwind |
| 058 | January / February | Speed And Weight |
| 057 | December | Bite The Bullet |
| 056 | November | Sailing Instructions |
| 055 | September / October | Setting Priorities |
| 054 | August | Big Fleets |
| 053 | July | Protests III - After |
| 052 | June | Slow Down To Win |
| 051 | May | Race Course Math |
| 050 | March / April | Top 50 Tips |
| 049 | February | Stay Ahead Upwind |
| 048 | January | Tactician's Role |
| 047 | November / December | Changing Gears Upwind |
| 046 | October | Mark Roundings |
| 045 | September | Protests II |
| 044 | August | Catching Up |
| 043 | June / July | Communication |
| 042 | May | Race Commitee |
| 041 | April | Match Racing |
| 040 | March | Appeals And Cases |
| 039 | January / February | Upwind Strategy 2 |
| 038 | December | Learning |
| 037 | November | Light Air Upwind |
| 036 | October | Steering Upwind |
| 035 | September | Starting Tips |
| 034 | August | Protests I |
| 033 | June / July | Tuning Tips |
| 032 | May | Finishing |
| 031 | April | Sailing By Feel |
| 030 | March | Leeward Mark |
| 029 | January / February | The New Rules |
| 028 | November / December | Heavy Air Racing |
| 027 | October | Jibing |
| 026 | September | Downwind Speed |
| 025 | August | Problem Solving |
| 024 | July | Downwind Tactics |
| 023 | June | Reaching |
| 022 | May | Spinnaker Trim |
| 021 | April | Decision-making |
| 020 | March | Current |
| 019 | January / February | Downwind Strategy |
| 018 | December | Sportsmanship |
| 017 | November | Spinnaker Sets |
| 016 | October | Windward Mark Roundings |
| 015 | September | Jib and Genoa Trim |
| 014 | August | Upwind Tactics 2 |
| 013 | July | Regatta Strategy |
| 012 | June | The Wind |
| 011 | May | Boat Preparation |
| 010 | March | Stategic Principles |
| 009 | January / February | Tacking |
| 008 | November / December | Mainsail Trim Upwind |
| 007 | October | Sailing Psychology |
| 006 | September | Upwind Tactics |
| 005 | August | Upwind Strategy |
| 004 | July | The Ladder Rung Concept |
| 003 | June | Speed Fundamentals |
| 002 | May | Starting Tactics |
| 001 | April | Starting Strategies |