Top Tips from the Boat Whisperer - Steve Cockerill
If you can hike it, Steve Cockerill has probably sailed it. And he’s probably won in it too. His cabinet is stuffed with victories from a long and illustrious career in singlehanded dinghies, and a few doublehanders too. Steve has analysed what it takes to make a small boat go fast, and there are quite a few things that will surprise you, but then make immediate sense once you hear Steve explain it all...
Quantum Detroit’s Wally Cross spends a lot of time racing and leading coaching clinics on the J/111. In his previous article “Three Modes Upwind,” Wally shared the details of upwind sailing. Here, Wally outlines the three modes that J/111s and similar boats should develop for their downwind sailing.
Asymmetric downwind sailing requires a radical rethink in the way we look at the downwind leg, says 49er champion and America’s Cup helmsman Chris Draper. The opportunities in asymmetrics for gains and losses are massive with the increased separation. Chris talks through his approach to making gains on the downwind leg....
Getting the bow down and going fast upwind...with Olympic gold medal winning coach and Radial Masters World Champion Jon Emmett. Although Jon is sailing a Laser Radial in the clip, the same principles apply to almost any dinghy...
Practising 360 degree turns with Olympic gold medal winning coach Jon Emmett. It's vital to have your system worked out in training, rather than making it up in the heat of battle...
Getting the boat to sail high upwind with top Laser Radial sailor and Olympic gold medal winning coach, Jon Emmett. How far can you afford to pinch the boat while keeping efficient flow over the sail and foils?
