Monique Vennis-Ozanne and John Mather sailed their 29er skiff to victory at the GJW Direct Bloody Mary, round five of the Selden SailJuice Winter Series...

Total sail power is the sum of power from three key sources, says Bill Gladstone from North Sails. Sail trimmers first try to get the boat to full power (neither underpowered or overpowered), and then adjust the mix of power from angle of attack, depth and twist to match the sailing conditions and optimize performance. When overpowered or underpowered, we work to decrease or increase power....

Trimming the jib on the J/70 involves both technique and accuracy. Proper jib trim will help balance the boat and help in boat speed and pointing ability. The important factors in proper jib trim are the lead car position, jib sheet tension, in-hauler tension, jib halyard tension and reference marks to repeat all the settings. The final trim position for the J/70 jib is a balance between the sheet tension and in-hauler tension....

An Italian cat, an American mule and a British pocket rocket are breaking new territory in the quest to create an extraordinary new generation of machines for the 36th America’s Cup... 

Tacking can seem like a minor thing, but the difference between a good tack and a poor one can be measured in boat lengths. In a race where you tack ten times, good tacks can provide the margin of victory. And in a close duel, superior tacks will allow you to break free from, or keep control of, a rival.

 France’s legendary transatlantic singlehanded race, the Route du Rhum, draws millions of spectators. This year, as details of a brutal weather forecast started to sink in, the mood on the dock swung as tension began to build...

Emirates Team New Zealand’s Glenn Ashby has won his 10th A-Class Catamaran World Championship in Hervey Bay, Queensland - comfortably taking out the event by 9 points over second placed Dutchman Mischa Heemskerk....

Ben Schooling won the Pursuit Race of the Fernhurst Books Draycote Dash by just 10 seconds. Here, Ben describes his strategy to tackling the potential chaos of competing against - and chasing down - 110 other boats on a congested race track....

The pollution from plastic and microplastic is a very sensitive topic in the world of yacht racing. The product that was missing is now available on the market. The solution is a compostable and biodegradable sticker that allows race organizers and competitors to respect the sea, avoiding the involuntary release of plastic.

Quantum experts share their list of less common, albeit important, skills to practise from time to time to keep fresh for when you really need them..

Roy Dunster argues the case for change in advance of the debate in Florida at the World Sailing Conference. Will it make any difference at all? Probably not. The Member National Authorities (MNAs) have a long history of voting for short-term, self interest. Understandable - up to a point. But not at the expense of losing sailing from the Olympics. Roy makes the case for a bolder choice....

The biggest and most powerful offshore sailing machines in the world prepare to rise up out of the water as they take to hydrofoils for the 40th anniversary of the singlehanded Route du Rhum transatlantic race...