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MP3 Audio - Technical...

We've got a number of interviews with some great sailors, where we ask them for specific technical and tactical advice. This is all about getting the information from top sailors that you can take and apply to your own sailing.

You can either play the audios straight from this website, or if you want to download the MP3 files to your Ipod or MP3 player, then you just click on the links that take you through to the Download page.


Tom Slingsby working upwind
Tom Slingsby powering his way upwind in the style that has led him to consecutive Laser World titles


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  MP3: James Spithill on how to get yourself out of a fine mess
Audio (6 minutes) and text: James Spithill is best known as BMW Oracle Racing's skipper in the America's Cup and the match racing scene, but he's a pretty mean fleet racer too, having won the Melges 24 Worlds for example. In this interview the Australian professional looks at how to fight you way through the pack, and why it's the cool cats that win out in the end...
  MP3 and text: Tuning the Laser Radial with Anna Tunnicliffe **
Anna TunnicliffeAudio (6 minutes) and text interview: Olympic Champion Anna Tunnicliffe talks through her tuning tips for the Laser Radial, and how she adjusts the rig through the wind range. "The vang in the Laser has a big influence in your sail setup, so just really pay attention to what the vang is doing for you. In the big breeze, we see people not pulling on their vangs enough, and in the light air people don't use their vang enough..."
  MP3: Being shouted at? Should you stay or should you go? ***
Adam BowersTop coach and former Fireball World Champion crew Adam Bowers has been through his good and bad sailing partnerships. Most of us have endured being shouted at, and I doubt many of us get much pleasure out of it. So we asked Adam about how to make sure you're in the right team, and if you're going through a rough patch, when to work through your 'marriage problems', and when to walk away...
  MP3: Anna Tunnicliffe and the Pyramid of Pain ***
Audio (4:30 min) and text interview: Anna Tunnicliffe is smaller and lighter than most of her competitors in the Laser Radial Olympic fleet, but she makes up for lack of stature with phenomenal fitness. Here she talks about some of her on-the-water training drills, including the Pyramid of Pain (our words, not hers, but once you've heard it you might agree)...
  MP3: The right ingredients for winning teamwork with Etchells World Champ Nik Pearson ***
Nik Pearson won the Etchells World Championships doing the bow for skipper Stuart Childerley and Simon Russell working the mainsheet. Every team is different in its make-up of skills, but there are some good general principles of communication here that will work for any sailor looking to improve teamwork in the boat.
  MP3: How to Win in the Protest Room: Chris Simon's tips for success ***
International Judge Chris Simon explains the kind of behaviour, presentation skills and knowledge required to maximise your chances of a happy and successful outcome from the protest room...
  MP3: Glenn Ashby looks at the gear that's making A-Class cats go fast ***
Glenn Ashby has won six world titles in the A-Class Cats. He also won an Olympic silver medal crewing Darren Bundock in the Tornado in China. No wonder BMW Oracle Racing signed Glenn up as a coach for the America's Cup! The talented Aussie talks about what's hot and what's not in the A-Class, the hi-tech development singlehander...
  MP3: Teambuilding in sportsboats with Justin Chisholm ***
The Melges 24 class is so tough, the demands on team work and good communication are very high. Justin Chisholm made some radical recommendations to improve his team's performance, and luckily he wasn't thrown overboard...
  MP3 - Sailing in bad air is not always a bad thing, says Jonathan McKee ***
Jonathan McKeeAudio (8 minutes) and text: Olympic Gold Medallist and Melges 24 World Champion Jonathan McKee shares some of his tactical tips that helped him win the Melges 24 regatta at Key West 2009. 'Sail in bad air' is one of his more surprising nuggets of advice...
  MP3: Recovering from a Bad Start with Iain Percy ***
Audio MP3: Double Olympic Gold Medallist Iain Percy offers a few tips on how to make the best of a bad job after you've made a poor start. Iain looks at the best options depending on whether you think right or left is the way to go up the first beat...
 
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