Top Tips #1 from Fireball World Champ Sam Brearey

Joe Glanfield reveals some of the philosophy that helped him to win two Olympic silver medals in the 470, in Athens 2004 and Qingdao 2008. Joe makes one of the most obvious, logical observations that you'll ever read, but which few of us ever put into practice...

An Olympic silver medallist from Barcelona 1992, Morgan Reeser coached Luke Patience and Stu Bithell to their own Olympic silver medal in the 470 20 years later in Weymouth. Here, Coach Morgan explains why you should never look at the scoreboard during a regatta...

There are plenty of reasons and excuses we can come up with not to start setting goals. So break the habit and start laying out those targets right now. Identify your major weaknesses, give yourself a score out of 10, and have the courage and determination to keep on working on these weaknesses until you minimise or even eradicate them....

One of the enduring themes of all our conversations with top sailors is their ‘Never Say Die’ (NSD) attitude. No matter how bad things get, you just do whatever it takes to get the job done. Because you never know how things might work out. The America’s Cup World Series racing in Bermuda saw Artemis Racing deliver a perfect example of NSD.

If you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs, then maybe your name is Russell Coutts. If it’s not, then read what the three-time America’s Cup winner has to say about keeping calm in a crisis.....

James Peters, one of Britain's up and coming 49er stars, talks about starting in a tough fleet at the 49er World Championships in Marseille. With a left-favoured course, getting a start and holding your lane is a critical skill. James talks about his approach to creating a gap and being able to put the bow down for good speed off the line....