MP3: Richard Estaugh tells how he won the 2007 Fireball Worlds

After three hard winter months and six great dinghy handicap events, reigning Fireball World Champion Tom Gillard and Simon Potts sailed to victory in the GJW Direct SailJuice Winter Series. Among many impressive results was fleet victory at the windy Grafham Grand Prix and outright victory with two bullets at the Yorkshire Dales Brass Monkey, another windy event.

Part 1 of 3 articles looking at the importance of good boat trim. Sailing a dinghy upright is a skill that marks out the good sailors from the rest. So why don’t we all do it?

Enjoy tuning your boat? Or hate it? Even know what tuning is?!! We talk to some top sailors, including former 505 World Champion and 49er Olympic medallist Ian Barker about how they approach the 'dark art' of boat tune. Of the nine sailors we spoke to, not everyone agrees, but there are still some real gems of wisdom here to help unravel the mystery...

Jim Colley has the reigning Olympic Champions breathing down his neck as the young Aussie tries to win his first 49er Worlds race....

North Sails experts Brad White and Stan Schreyer discuss downwind multihull race tactics.

How to maintain clear air while sailing upwind, including sources of disturbed air, typical race course trouble spots, how to get and keep clear air, and when to consider living in bad air.

Olympic veteran and top-flight coach Hugh Styles is using e-Sailing to help some of his clients get to grips with different tactical scenarios. Today's task in three virtual races is to learn how to battle your way back through the fleet after a second-row start...

Asymmetric downwind sailing requires a radical rethink in the way we look at the downwind leg, says 49er champion and America’s Cup helmsman Chris Draper. The opportunities in asymmetrics for gains and losses are massive with the increased separation. Chris talks through his approach to making gains on the downwind leg....

It's sometimes a tough gamble. Quantum's Terry Hutchinson provides rules of thumb for when to foot and when to pinch. "The basic concept of going fast-forward in a lift, or pinching in a header, has been around for as long as I can remember - or at least since my junior sailing days when my instructor passed along this tactical tidbit along. Going fast-forward-what's also referred to as 'making a bearing gain' - is a great weapon to have in your tactical arsenal."