Julien Kleiner talks about what it’s like to sail with Wolfgang Hunger, the legendary multi world champion in the 505 and 470 classes. A doctor by profession, Hunger sees things that most sailors never notice...
A transom-mounted camera shows Dylan Fletcher and Alain Sign producing some near-perfect boathandling in the 49er Olympic skiff. Watch the foot work and the coordination, and the focus on a flat boat through all manoeuvres....
World's greatest keelboat sailor he may be, but Russell Coutts shows he has a few things to learn in multihulls, as this spectacular capsize in the AC45 catamaran shows. Indeed this is new territory for everyone, as the professional sailing world learns how to tame these scary cats....
Pieter Jan Postma has won plenty in the Finn, and here the flying Dutchman shows how to do the more subtle part of Finn sailing in light winds. Smooth, steady body movements, particularly for a big bloke, keep the Olympic singlehanded dinghy moving nicely through the soft breeze...
Nick Thompson may not be as well known as Paul Goodison or Tom Slingsby, but unlike these two legends the young Brit is the only Laser sailor to have medalled at both previous World Championships. Goodison will be watching Thompson carefully, knowing that one wrong move could cost the reigning Olympic Champion selection for Team GBR to race the Laser at next year's Olympics. SailJuice asked Thompson how he fancies his chances...
Laser Olympic Champion Paul Goodison answers questions about championship preparation from top Laser coach and champion Radial sailor Jon Emmett. "If it's a major championship such as a Worlds, then a good couple of months of planning goes into it, getting weather data off the internet, chatting to local sailors who've been there before, and just trying to get a feel for the place so you know what to expect when you get there...."
Dylan Fletcher & Alain Sign have been the most consistent British 49er sailors of recent times, but they're not happy yet. All the Brit squad members are good, but not good enough...
"The medal race you generally have to pick one side or the other because there’s fewer boats and you’ve got to make sure you’re on the right side of it. It’s a bit harder with the medal race, but still, there’s no point just sending it out into a corner if you’re not sure that that’s going to work." Ben Ainslie continues his interview with SailJuice...
Skandia Sail for Gold 2011 is crunch time for many sailors, the strong British Finn squad included. Ben Ainslie is the favourite, but the three-time Olympic Champion has never had it so tough trying to beat his fellow Brits, Giles Scott and reigning World Champ Ed Wright among them....
Alex Rickham talks about her preparations for Weymouth 2012 Paralympics in the two-person Skud keelboat. A twice World Champion, Rickham has her sites set on gold. She made the switch from crew to helm after Qingdao 2008, and the partnership with Niki Birrell is going from strength to strength...
For the first time, every minute of the racing action from Act 4 of the Extreme Sailing Series in Boston will be available live on the internet. After Alinghi's big crash in Istanbul, what's in store for the 40-foot extreme catamarans? Action starts 1300hrs, Eastern time in USA....