In Part 1 of this interview, Nathan Outteridge talks about preparations for some big moments in his life, the Olympics, the America's Cup... and getting married! He talks about the AC Class 50-footer too, and the kind of performance we can expect to see in Bermuda 2017...
Ian Williams dominated Taylor Canfield to win the Final of the Monsoon Cup 3-0, sweeping the GAC Pindar skipper to his sixth World Championship title on the World Match Racing Tour. Williams has extended his record as the most successful match racing skipper in the history of the Tour.
In Part 2 of our exclusive interview with Nathan Outteridge, the Artemis Racing skipper reveals where he things the big gains are likely to be made in the 2017 America's Cup.... "I think the big design battles are going to be in foil design, picking the area required for the foils based on when you want to take off and when you want top speed...." More from Nathan inside...
Dave Hughes, winning crew in the 2015 edition of the 470 Europeans, talks about getting your priorities right and how to identify blind alleys before you drive down them and waste valuable training time...
Audio (12 minutes): After 15 years of trying, Richard Estaugh finally won his first trapeze boat championship, the 2007 Fireball World title in Switzerland. Despite hating banging corners, Richard had to overcome his instincts and learn to sail a bit more extreme this time...
One of the world's top international judges and umpires, Richard Slater, explains why a change in the windward mark rounding rule is already making for racing that's easier to understand for TV and spectators, and why it deserves consideration for the whole of sailboat racing...
The Race Ahead program began in 2008. The project was initially started by Roger Hudson and his father in order for them to build a foundation that consisted of a support system for the top young and talented sailors in South Africa.