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Want to sail and race sailboats faster? Sailjuice gives you the tools and the tips to get you to the next level. Learn the trade secrets of the world\'s top sailing champions - Ben Ainslie, Tom Slingsby, Hannah Mills, Dee Caffari, Nathan Outteridge, Terry Hutchinson and many other stars from the sailboat racing scene...Fisher’s Vareo wins gusty Oxford Blue
http://www.sailjuice.com/articles/fishers-vareo-wins-gusty-oxford-blue
<p>Perennial performer in the Seldén Sailjuice Winter Series, Luke Fisher tacked and gybed his RS Vareo to victory in the final event of the season, the Oxford Blue...</p>2024-02-22T12:21:00-00:00420s dominate 30-knot Pursuit but Pascoe wins the Tiger
http://www.sailjuice.com/articles/420s-dominate-30knot-pursuit-pascoe-wins-the-tiger
<p><i>Continuing the theme of a windy<span> </span></i><span><i>Seldén Sailjuice Winter Series</i></span><i>, event No.7, the Tiger Trophy, delivered great conditions at Rutland Water...</i></p>2024-02-06T15:53:00-00:00James Peters starting in a tough fleet
http://www.sailjuice.com/articles/James-Peters-starting-in-a-tough-fleet
<p style="margin-bottom: 0.46cm; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #000000; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px;"><img src="/custom/James-Peters-starting-in-a-tough-fleet.png" border="0" alt="James Peters starting in a tough fleet" title="James Peters starting in a tough fleet" width="205" height="140" style="float: left; border: 1px solid black; margin: 5px;"></span>J<span style="color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">ames Peters, one of Britain's up and coming 49er stars, talks about starting in a tough fleet at the 49er World Championships in Marseille. With a left-favoured course, getting a start and holding your lane is a critical skill. James talks about his approach to creating a gap and being able to put the bow down for good speed off the line...</span>.</span></p>
<div><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div>2024-02-01T05:52:00-00:00New territory for the America's Cup teams
http://www.sailjuice.com/articles/new-territory-the-america039s-cup-teams
<p>The Jeddah event took the racing and teams into new territory and has given everyone something to think about on their way home...</p>2024-01-31T16:32:00-00:00Bloody Mary triumph propels Pascoe back into the overall Series lead
http://www.sailjuice.com/articles/bloody-mary-triumph-propels-pascoe-back-into-the
<p><i>It’s incredibly hard to win the GJW Direct Bloody Mary, let alone get alone get close twice in a row. After finishing runner-up last year, Sam Pascoe defied the light winds at this year’s 185-boat pursuit race to win yet another event of this season’s<span> </span></i><span><i>Seldén Sailjuice Winter Series</i></span><i>...</i></p>2024-01-09T16:14:00-00:00Why the AC40 is so special
http://www.sailjuice.com/articles/why-the-ac40-so-special
<p>Emirates Team New Zealand coach and sailor Ray Davies explains how crews handle these sophisticated flying machines, plus Matt Sheahan talks to foiling expert and class manager Luca Rizzotti about why the AC40 is such an important boat outside the America’s Cup...</p>2024-01-05T16:32:00-00:00Helmet Hair - the next weapon in the pursuit of aerodynamic excellence
http://www.sailjuice.com/articles/helmet-hair-the-next-weapon-the-pursuit-aerodynamic
<p>Where the conventional wisdom has been that helmet hair is a bad thing, something to be avoided, the 15 year old Karl Maeder has embraced the opposite point of view. With kitefoilers hitting speeds up to 40 knots across the water, aerodynamics are almost as important as the hydrodynamic component beneath the surface.</p>2023-11-24T01:45:00-00:00Make your Keelboat go Faster, with J/70 World Champion Charlie Cumbley
http://www.sailjuice.com/articles/make-your-keelboat-go-faster-j70-world-champion-charlie
<p>Winner of the J/70 World Championship and many other World, European and National sailing titles, Charlie Cumbley shares the principles of setting up a sportsboat or a small keelboat for race-winning boatspeed across a range of sailing conditions....</p>2023-01-30T15:45:00-00:00THE MAINSAIL - WARWICK FLEURY & ANDY ESTCOURT
http://www.sailjuice.com/articles/the-mainsail-ed-baird-warwick-fleury-amp-andy-estcourt
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<p>Ed Baird digs into how the mainsail trimmer keeps the boat flying fast and what it takes to compete at this level...</p>2023-01-29T16:59:00-00:00World-Class Trapeze Technique with Dave Hughes
http://www.sailjuice.com/articles/talking-trapeze-technique-dave-hughes
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<p>USA 470 Olympian Dave Hughes explains the multi-tasking challenges of trapezing whilst attempting to execute sail trim, strategy and tactics, at world-class level...</p>
<p> </p>2023-01-28T11:02:00-00:00Strategy with Mark Rushall
http://www.sailjuice.com/articles/strategy-mark-rushall
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<p>Sailing strategist and tactician Mark Rushall shares some top strategy tips for getting ahead before you even start...</p>2023-01-26T13:18:00-00:00How to Hold your Lane in a Laser
http://www.sailjuice.com/articles/how-hold-your-lane-laser
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<p>It's an absolutely critical skill any boat. Whether or not you sail a Laser/ ILCA dinghy, this is still a great source of tips for holding your lane...</p>
<p> </p>2023-01-24T19:18:00-00:005 Reasons to Gybe-Hoist
http://www.sailjuice.com/articles/gybe-hoist
<p><img src="/custom/49er-gybe-set.jpg" border="0" alt="49ers gybe set" width="1280" height="853" />Gybe-hoisting is a tricky manoeuvre to get right, but there can be great tactical reasons for giving it a go. Here are FIVE of the biggest reasons to consider going for this challenging but potentially rewarding move on the race course. This applies mainly to asymmetric dinghies, but there are some valid lessons here for all sailors....<br /><span style="color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br /><br /><br /></span></p>2023-01-23T22:21:00-00:00Expect the unexpected: How the champions adapt in the moment
http://www.sailjuice.com/articles/adrian-stead-disaster
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<p><span style="color: #000000; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="color: #333333;">Th</span></span>inking on your feet is one of the signs of a great sailor, especially when disaster rears its ugly head. Two World Championship winning sailors, Adrian Stead and Cam Lewis, reveal two examples of quick thinking that saved the day...</p>
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http://www.sailjuice.com/articles/victor-kovalenko
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<p>Victor Kovalenko is a hard man to please, but Australia’s 470 coach sure does get results. And the great thing is, to follow the ‘Medal Maker’s approach, you don’t need to spend a penny. But you do need to practise...</p>
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<p> </p>2023-01-21T16:55:00-00:00Mindset: Your Greatest Tool for Sailing Faster?
http://www.sailjuice.com/articles/growth-mindset-sailing-faster-forever
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<p>If you feel like you haven't yet fulfilled your potential in sailing, have you considered the effect your mindset might be having on your results? If you're not familiar with the term 'Growth Mindset', this might be one of the most important articles in Sailjuice. This goes way beyond sailing, it's bigger than that...</p>2023-01-20T18:06:00-00:00Jim Colley: How I rebooted my mindset
http://www.sailjuice.com/articles/jim-colley-how-rebooted-my-mindset
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<p>Jim Colley has the reigning Olympic Champions breathing down his neck as the young Aussie tries to win his first 49er Worlds race....</p>2023-01-19T06:42:00-00:00If you don't like it, change it!
http://www.sailjuice.com/articles/505-spinnaker
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<div>Just because everyone does things a certain way doesn't necessarily make them right. Andy Rice takes a look at the dubious charms of the spiro pole-launching system in the 505 and couldn't help wondering if there was a better way...</div>2023-01-18T16:37:00-00:00Sailing multihulls upwind with Mitch Booth
http://www.sailjuice.com/articles/catamaran-upwind-Mitch
<p><img src="/custom/Tornados Melbourne Jan 08 044.jpg" border="0" width="1280" height="853" alt="catamaran-upwind-Mitch" /><span style="color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br /><span style="color: #000000;">Double Olympic medallist Mitch Booth explains his approach to sailing catamarans upwind as rapidly as possible. "When you’re sailing a high-performance catamaran upwind, you’re looking to achieve neutral feel in the helm, perhaps a slight pull into the breeze. A good sign of ideal set-up is if you don’t have to move too much mainsheet...."</span><br /></span></p>2023-01-17T19:06:00-00:00No Sleep Till Casablanca
http://www.sailjuice.com/articles/no-sleep-till-casablanca
<p>Meet Yassine Derkaoui. The Moroccan Laser sailor broke the distance record, then he lost it. Now he wants it back. And he's prepared to go without any sleep and do battle with hallucinatory sea monsters in his bid to beat the 320-mile non-stop mark in a 13ft dinghy...</p>2022-08-08T15:40:00-00:00The Six-Step System for Bulletproof Manoeuvres - with Paul Brotherton
http://www.sailjuice.com/articles/paul-brotherton-six-step-system-bulletproof-manoeuvres
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<p>For anything you want to work on, particularly a manoeuvre like a tack, gybe or mark rounding, Olympic gold medal winning coach and former 49er European Champion Paul Brotherton has a Six-Step system that you can apply...</p>2022-08-07T16:01:00-00:00Tabata Sailing Workout
http://www.sailjuice.com/articles/tabata-sailing-workout
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<p>The perfect workout for any sailor needing to develop core stamina...</p>2022-08-05T11:51:00-00:00Walkthru: 49er skiff tweaks & pimps
http://www.sailjuice.com/articles/walkthru-49er-skiff-tweaks-amp-pimps
<p><img src="/custom/Ben%20Bildstein%20and%20David%20Hussl.png" alt="Austria's Benjamin Bildstein and David Hussl" width="611" height="345" /></p>
<p>Austria's Benjamin Bildstein and David Hussl finished in 4th place at the 2020 49er World Championships in Geelong, just 1 point off the podium. The Austrians tell Aussie Olympic medallist Nina Curtis about some of the tweaks and customisations on their 49er skiff...</p>
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<div id="ritekit-alerts"></div>2022-08-04T16:53:00-00:00Top Tips #1 from Fireball World Champ Sam Brearey
http://www.sailjuice.com/articles/sam-brearey-top-sailing-tips-1
<p><span style="font-size: small; color: #000000;">In the first part of Sam Brearey's Top Tips, the Fireball World Champion sponsored by Allen Brothers talks about who and what inspires him, how he got started in the sport, and the nitty-gritty of how to prepare for the perfect start....<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span></p>2022-08-03T14:15:00-00:00Oskar Svensson - the 18 year old future of Ice Yachting
http://www.sailjuice.com/articles/oskar-svensson-the-18-year-old-future-ice-yachting
<p>The Swedish teenager Oskar Svensson talks about his Ice Yachting successes in early 2022, with victory at the DN Youth Worlds and a 3rd in the Senior Worlds...</p>2022-03-16T17:35:00-00:00