While most events are suffering, could the Vendee Globe actually profit from the strange circumstances that we're facing? Mark Jardine joins with Andy Rice to see how the sailing world is coping in the virtual world forced by the coronavirus pandemic lockdown....
Don't let the pecking order grind you down! That's the message from Sir Ben Ainslie and Iain Percy in Part 2 of ‘How to get good quick'. There's a fine balance between learning from the best in a new class, without making them the heroes you look up to, and therefore can never beat. Ben says: "I tend to look at the fast people's boats and the way they set them up. But you can't copy everything, you've just got to try to form your own style by taking the best of what other people do and trying a few new things of your own......"
With eight Olympic medals between them, Sir Ben Ainslie and Iain Percy are clearly very talented. But is this the only reason why they conquered the Finn and Star Worlds in their first season? We ask them how they learned so quickly, and how you can copy their approach for faster success in boats where you have limited experience....
Like everyone in the world, the America’s Cup is not untouched by the effects of the COVID19 Coronavirus. Very quickly it became apparent that the unavoidable but regrettable cancellations of the much-anticipated ACWS events in Cagliari and Portsmouth would have to happen.
48 North Editor Joe Cline chats with accomplished sailor, sailmaker, and sail designer, Dan Kaseler, about some of the nuances and evolutions of aysmmetrical spinnaker design and trim for both racers and cruisers...
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...
Don't let the pecking order grind you down! That's the message from Sir Ben Ainslie and Iain Percy in Part 2 of ‘How to get good quick'. There's a fine balance between learning from the best in a new class, without making them the heroes you look up to, and therefore can never beat. Ben says: "I tend to look at the fast people's boats and the way they set them up. But you can't copy everything, you've just got to try to form your own style by taking the best of what other people do and trying a few new things of your own......"
