People. Preparation. Performance.
The fastest boat is only part of a successful racing program.
Great programs bring together talented people, thoughtful preparation and a team culture built around clear expectations, good communication and a shared commitment to perform.
Rhumbline helps owners and teams put those pieces in place—from crew and program operations to sails, ratings, navigation and technical preparation—so your team can focus on racing the boat and having fun.
Run the Program
Spend more time racing and less time managing everything around it.
Rhumbline provides comprehensive program management—from crew and logistics to equipment, vendors and race preparation—so owners and teams can spend more time on the water.
Find the Performance
Make better decisions about where to invest time, money and rating.
Rhumbline combines rating analysis, equipment and sail optimization, performance data and racing experience to identify opportunities that can make the boat and program more competitive.
Prepare to Race
Arrive at each event ready to deliver the team's best effort.
From weather, navigation and local knowledge to race preparation and coaching, Rhumbline helps ensure your team arrives prepared, informed and ready to compete.
Selected Programs
Vitesse Sailing Team
West Coast offshore racing program with a focus on campaign management, performance optimization, rating analysis and technical preparation.
Elusive Racing
Multi-year Pro-Am racing program combining team development, campaign management and performance optimization for competitive inshore and coastal racing in Northern California.
Rosebud Sailing
Santa Cruz 52 racing program competing across inshore, coastal and offshore events, with a focus on program operations, rating and configuration optimization, navigation and race preparation.
International 505
Multi-year high-performance one-design campaign built around team development, continuous improvement and a shared commitment to competing hard and enjoying the process.
How We Work
Every racing program is different. Rhumbline can provide ongoing program leadership, support a specific campaign or event, or tackle a defined performance or technical project.
Program Management
Ongoing leadership and coordination across the racing program.
Campaign & Event Support
Focused support for a championship, offshore race or racing season.
Performance Projects
Defined projects involving ratings, sails, configuration, navigation, instruments or performance analysis.
Advisory
Experienced support for owners, captains and teams when an outside perspective can help.
Experience On and Off the Water.
Rhumbline Performance Sailing brings together competitive sailing experience, technical understanding and professional program leadership.
Founder Blaine Pedlow has raced across offshore, handicap and high-performance one-design programs, with experience spanning campaign management, rating optimization, navigation, performance analysis and race preparation.
That sailing experience is complemented by a career leading teams, managing complex organizations and budgets, building partnerships and turning ambitious objectives into executable plans.
The result is a practical approach to racing programs that considers not only how to make the boat faster, but how to build the team and organization around it.
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Selected Optimization Work
Rosebud
Event-Specific ORC Optimization
Vitesse
Downwind Configuration & Performance
Elusive
Sail Plan Optimization for ORR and ORC Inshore Handicap Racing
Vitesse
Mainsail Optimization
Let's Build a Better Racing Program.
Whether you're building a new campaign, preparing for a major event or looking for more performance from an existing program, let's talk about where Rhumbline can help.
Rhumbline Performance Sailing
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