Chalk talk · Optimist

Learn how a small sailing dinghy uses the wind, one chalk talk at a time: steer downwind, trim the sail, tack upwind, then race four boats through wind shifts. Inspired by Optimist dinghies, not a simulator.

• TouchHold the water: the boat steers toward your finger
• SlideThe sheet: pull the sail in, let it out
• TackTurn through the wind to zigzag upwind