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High Performance...

High performance boats require high speed of thought and reflexes, as well as a bit of courage from time to time. Whether you're sailing a foiling Moth, an International 14, a Formula 18 or any other of the new generation of high-speed machines, these articles will give you the knowledge and confidence to succeed on the race course.


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  Bora Gulari talks technical in the foiling Moth
Bora GulariBora Gulari talks technical, looking at some of the killer technology that helped him win the International Moth Worlds in The Gorge. He also breaks some of the myths about Moths and foiling boats, such as needing to be a flyweight, and talks about the joys of turning up 'The Dial'....
  The right way downwind with Chris Nicholson ***
Chris NicholsonIn skiffs and catamarans, finding the strongest wind pressure is generally the biggest priority downwind, says multiple skiff champion Chris Nicholson. Knowing where to look for it, though, can be pretty tricky because you're often travelling faster than the breeze...
  High-speed skiff gybing with Trevor Baylis ***
International 14 gybing in windy stuffGybing technique is one of the toughest and most critical elements of skiff sailing, but Trevor Baylis (world champion in 14s, 18s and 505) has some ideas that will help make heavy-air gybing a whole lot safer. "Whatever type of skiff you’re gybing, I’m a firm believer that the helm should be last person in and first person out. My thinking on this is that, like in mountain biking, it’s better to be completely out of control for a tenth of a second than vaguely out of control for 10 seconds. So if the helmsman can minimise his time through the boat, the safer you’ll be...."
  Helming from the trapeze *
Sibello brothers leaping off a waveHelming from the trapeze is easier than it looks. But it is wise to get some experience on the trapeze crewing for someone else first, so that you can develop good trapezing technique before combining it with helming...
  Facking Cool Moves by Moth man Dave Lister
Dave Lister facking his MothIf you thought you need to be a flyweight to sail a foiling Moth, think again. Here's Dave Lister, a couple of kilos short of 90kg, throwing his Moth through some flying tacks (facks) and gybes.
  Nathan Outteridge and high-speed tactics
Nathan OutteridgeNathan Outteridge is fast staking his claim to being the best high-performance sailor in the world. Aside from winning the 49er World Championships in 2008 and 2009, in his spare time he has been racing other high performance classes with great success. Here the young Australian talks through his approach to sharing tactical responsibilities in doublehanders...
  Podcast: Sailing Talk with Bora Gulari - from Dark Horse to Moth World Champion
Bora GulariBora Gulari tells Sailing Talk about his amazing win at the International Moth World Championships. Weighing more than 80kg in a supposedly lightweight class, and using his most old and tired sail instead of a new one, the Detroit foiler really got his Mach II hull motoring in The Gorge....
  How Nathan Outteridge went from Zero to Hero
Nathan OutteridgeIn January 2005 Nathan Outteridge was doing the long drive from Sydney to Melbourne when he was involved in a horrific car crash. A three-time ISAF Youth World Champion, Outteridge was told he might never walk again, let alone sail or race at the highest level. Three years later he was 49er World Champion. We interviewed Outteridge just moments after his victory in January 2008...
  Back on the Olympic trail: Interview with 49er champ Chris Draper
Chris Draper has just come out of premature retirement from Olympic campaigning. He is back at the helm of a 49er with another ‘retiree', Peter Greenhalgh who is doing the physically tough job of crewing the Olympic skiff more than five years since he last set foot in the boat.
  Video: 'Big Rig' 49ers compete at Hyeres 2009
The new 'big rig' 49ers compete at the Semaine Olympique Francaise in Hyeres for the first time. The souped-up skiffs looks well powered up even in the light breezes...
 
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