Xabi Fernandez and Iker Martinez having an anxious moment at the Olympics
Sailing out of your mind...
In one-design racing, where your equipment is the same as everyone else's, there are only two ways to beat your opponent - through superior physiology (your size, weight and fitness) or through superior psychology (just about everything else!).
Psychology is perhaps one of the most neglected parts of sailing - it's always easier to mess around with your boat than with your mind, isn't it! But we're here to change all that. Sorting out the way your mental approach and the attitude you bring to your racing is one of the most effective ways of improving your results on the water.
Learning new mental skills will do you more good than buying a fancy new tapered mainsheet or auto-ratchet. What's more, these skills will never wear out, and they won't cost you a penny either! What more do you need to know? Read on, and find out for yourself...
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...
This is a story of four 470 teams, two of whom have won Olympic silver medals, one who won bronze, and another one who might have done if they had just been a bit more patient and made the best of every chance that came their way...
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...
If you feel like you haven't yet fulfilled your potential in sailing, have you considered the effect your mindset might be having on your results? If you're not familiar with the term 'Growth Mindset', this might be one of the most important articles in Sailjuice. This goes way beyond sailing, it's bigger than that...
Meet Yassine Derkaoui. The Moroccan Laser sailor broke the distance record, then he lost it. Now he wants it back. And he's prepared to go without any sleep and do battle with hallucinatory sea monsters in his bid to beat the 320-mile non-stop mark in a 13ft dinghy...