Multihulls

Sailing multihulls upwind with Mitch Booth

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Double Olympic medallist Mitch Booth explains his approach to sailing catamarans upwind as rapidly as possible. "When you’re sailing a high-performance catamaran upwind, you’re looking to achieve neutral feel in the helm, perhaps a slight pull into the breeze. A good sign of ideal set-up is if you don’t have to move too much mainsheet...."

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Winning at 76: A-Class Cat supremo Ben Hall

How Ben Hall, a septuagenarian superman, keeps on winning in the thrilling A-Class Cat fleet. "People say that I probably ought to go to the cat psychiatrist and get my head examined but I love the class and love the boats..."

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Interview: Cat legend Andrew Landenberger

Andrew Landenberger looks back at his high performance career - winning the Moth Worlds and A-Class Cat Worlds, along with his Olympic silver medal in the Tornado and the Australian sailmaker's current goals in sailing...

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Mischa Heemskerk: Getting Ready for the A-Class Worlds

Mischa Heemskerk tells Mike Madge about his plans for getting ready for the A-Class Worlds. The World Champion also talks through his foiling manoeuvres...

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Glenn Ashby - From America’s Cup back to A Class Cat

America's Cup winning skipper and Olympic medallist Glenn Ashby talks through small cat boatspeed and A-Class foiling technique ....

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Hey you! Cat sailor! Take Your Turns!

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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..."

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Gavin Colby: F18 Technique thru the Lumps, the Bumps & the Tacks

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Gavin Colby: How he makes the Hobie and other Cats purr

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Multi-talented multihull sailor from Australia, Gavin Colby, talks to Mike Madge, sharing his insights into boatspeed in numerous catamarans including the Hobie 16 and Formula 18 classes.

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Multihull Masterclass from North Sails

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North Sails experts Brad White and Stan Schreyer discuss downwind multihull race tactics.

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Vittorio Bissaro: "How I won the Nacra 17 Worlds"

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Vittorio Bissaro tells Andy Rice how he won the Nacra 17 Worlds in Auckland at the end of 2019...

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Vittorio Bissaro: Holed up in Arco

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What does an Olympic sailor do when he's in lockdown amid the coronavirus crisis?

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Cam Owen: Winning in the Hobie

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Cam Owen is a fantastic Cat Sailor having won in A Cats racing against Ashby and Bunducks...

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