USA 470 Olympian Dave Hughes explains the multi-tasking challenges of trapezing whilst attempting to execute sail trim, strategy and tactics, at world-class level...
Gybe-hoisting is a tricky manoeuvre to get right, but there can be great tactical reasons for giving it a go. Here are FIVE of the biggest reasons to consider going for this challenging but potentially rewarding move on the race course. This applies mainly to asymmetric dinghies, but there are some valid lessons here for all sailors....
Thinking on your feet is one of the signs of a great sailor, especially when disaster rears its ugly head. Two World Championship winning sailors, Adrian Stead and Cam Lewis, reveal two examples of quick thinking that saved the day...
Victor Kovalenko is a hard man to please, but Australia’s 470 coach sure does get results. And the great thing is, to follow the ‘Medal Maker’s approach, you don’t need to spend a penny. But you do need to practise...
Just because everyone does things a certain way doesn't necessarily make them right. Andy Rice takes a look at the dubious charms of the spiro pole-launching system in the 505 and couldn't help wondering if there was a better way...
For anything you want to work on, particularly a manoeuvre like a tack, gybe or mark rounding, Olympic gold medal winning coach and former 49er European Champion Paul Brotherton has a Six-Step system that you can apply...
Olympic coach and cat sailor extraordinaire, Hugh Styles, talks through the best way of taking your penalty turns in fast multihulls. Painful, but necessary medicine if you fall foul of a fellow competitor. “Most penalties seem to occur around the windward and leeward marks, and if you’re taking one half way up a beat, something must have gone badly wrong..."
It creeps up with seemingly little warning, and the mysteries of the 'Flout' - the 'fly-out' - have yet to be solved by the AC75 crews. Aero and Hydro expert, Alan Smith, argues that the flout makes the AC75 inherently dangerous to sail...
A good start in the 49erFX requires intense focus, superb boathandling and acute spatial awareness. One of the US Sailing Team's top 49erFX duos explain how it’s done....
Gybe-hoisting is a tricky manoeuvre to get right, but there can be great tactical reasons for giving it a go. Here are FIVE of the biggest reasons to consider going for this challenging but potentially rewarding move on the race course. This applies mainly to asymmetric dinghies, but there are some valid lessons here for all sailors....
