In February 2015, Ian Williams won his fifth world title on the world match racing tour. Here he gives an insight into how his successful team operates, and a look back at how he got into the sport in the first place...
Of the 130 entries, 95 boats came to contest the Grafham Grand Prix despite a horrible forecast. The day started frosty, with bright sunshine. But as the day got older, the breeze increased and the rain arrived...
There are all kinds of hazards on the Volvo Ocean Race, but none more dangerous than the prospect of a night attack by animals, whether it be birds, sharks, or the fabled Megalodon. Thoughts from the Volvo Ocean Race skippers....
Team Alvimedica navigator Will Oxley looks forward to a potentially hard start to Leg 4 of the Volvo Ocean Race, as the fleet prepares for a lumpy South China Sea on the way out to the Pacific Ocean...
International 14 Rig Developments with Mike Lennon, whose sails won the 2015 World Championships in Australia. Those 'square tops' may not be all they're cracked up to be!
A look at how you can use your boat's wind wash to disturb the air of a sailboat by tacking directly underneath them, and slightly ahead of their bow....
The reigning World Champions, Christian Birrell and Sam Brearey, led the charge of the Fireballs at a superwindy John Merricks Tiger Trophy, the penultimate event in the GJW Direct SailJuice Winter Series...
Just how did Morgan Larson and his team on Alinghi make sense of such seemingly random wind conditions at Singapore. They won the Singapore leg of the Extreme Sailing Series in 2013 and 2014, and the cool Californian's stay-out-of-trouble approach to this whacky racing seems the way to go. Andy Rice was there and has this analysis of the conditions and the lessons to be learned...
Top Moth sailor and sail designer Mike Lennon talks about the latest technical developments to roll out of the 2015 Worlds in Australia. Mike's sails were well represented at the top of the finish order, with Chris Rashley 4th and Chris Draper 5th overall...
Helming 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...
There are all kinds of hazards on the Volvo Ocean Race, but none more dangerous than the prospect of a night attack by animals, whether it be birds, sharks, or the fabled Megalodon. Thoughts from the Volvo Ocean Race skippers....
Team Alvimedica navigator Will Oxley looks forward to a potentially hard start to Leg 4 of the Volvo Ocean Race, as the fleet prepares for a lumpy South China Sea on the way out to the Pacific Ocean...
International 14 Rig Developments with Mike Lennon, whose sails won the 2015 World Championships in Australia. Those 'square tops' may not be all they're cracked up to be!
Just how did Morgan Larson and his team on Alinghi make sense of such seemingly random wind conditions at Singapore. They won the Singapore leg of the Extreme Sailing Series in 2013 and 2014, and the cool Californian's stay-out-of-trouble approach to this whacky racing seems the way to go. Andy Rice was there and has this analysis of the conditions and the lessons to be learned...
