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’sSeldén Sailjuice Winter Series...
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...
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.
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....
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...
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...
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....
Thinking 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...
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...
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....
