Abstract
Despite the relationship between performance and anthropometric characteristics, strength, and endurance in the action of dinghy hiking, there is no equation to predict the position obtained in competition. The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of anthropometric characteristics, strength, and endurance on the performance of the sailor. Twenty-nine male sailors of the Laser class were evaluated according to age, navigation experience, strength and resistance tests in a simulator, body weight, size, sitting height, Body Mass Index (BMI), body fat percentage, trochanteric length, thigh length, tibial length, foot length, abdominal perimeter, and upper thigh perimeter. The results show that the variables were related to performance are age, navigation experience, height, and length of the thigh. The variables that are most related to performance are age and sailing experience. Seventy-six percent of the performance can be estimated using the following equation: 311.971 + (−1.089 × height) + (−1946 × age) + (−1.537 × thigh length). Performance in the Laser class will be determined by the tactics (age and sailing experience) and the morphological characteristics of the sailor (height and sitting height).
Highlights
Dinghy sailing is an Olympic sport in which factors such as body composition, fitness, technique, and tactics determine performance [1]
The objective of our study was to analyse the relationship between performance and anthropometric, strength, and resistance measures in the action of dinghy hiking in a simulator and to provide an equation that can predict the position that the sailor will apply in the competition
It is observed that the sailors of the group with a higher strength level had greater height, a better result in the endurance test, and greater leg length compared to the group of low-strength level
Summary
Dinghy sailing is an Olympic sport in which factors such as body composition, fitness, technique, and tactics determine performance [1]. Among the different classes of sailing sports, the Laser boat is in the monohull category and is manned by a single athlete It was designed by Bruce Kirby in 1969, and it is the only authorised vessel in the European and international circuits, according to the International Sailing Federation (ISAF). In this type of boat, performance is significantly related to the ability of the sailor to overcome the forces that tend to destabilize the boat, which are generated by the action of the wind on the sails, producing a lateral inclination called heel [2]. With winds greater than eight knots and in certain circumstances, the sailor can make this maneuver for 94% of the total sailing time [4]
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