Robert Scheidt was derigging his wife's Laser Radial at Hyeres Olympic Regatta when SailJuice caught up with the four-time Olympic medallist. Since taking the silver medal in the Star in Qingdao 2008, the Brazilian maestro has got married to Gintare, an Olympic silver medallist in her own right, and together they have had a son, Eric...
Emirates Team New Zealand is competing on the Audi MedCup Circuit as a test bed for everything they do as and when there is an America's Cup for the Kiwis to get their teeth into. Team coach Rod Davis says one of the key areas that they are focusing on is how the sailing and design teams work together. "My job is to try to promote the learning process between the sailing and design teams, to build up the communication between the different parts of the team," he says. "It's a good dress rehearsal for the same process that we'll have to go through when we start building up to the next America's Cup."
Professional sailing teams love to measure stuff. If it can be calibrated, it will be calibrated. And so America's Cup teams will go through 200 or more keel bulb designs, and test hundreds if not thousands of hull shapes, sail shapes, mast configurations, deck layouts, and so on. But what about the human element? Do sailing teams invest as much time and effort in perfecting the human technology on board the boat? 
Justin reports back from the TP52 Audi MedCup event in Cascais, while Andy has been speaking to Phil Jones about his controversial recommendations on the future of Olympic sailing ....
Phil Jones has been telling SailJuice about the radical recommendations by ISAF's Olympic Commission for the future of Olympic Sailing. For anyone who desires the status quo, the Olympic Commission's report won't make for comfortable reading. But if sailing is to survive and thrive as an Olympic sport, then ISAF and the politicians really need to sit up and take note of Jones's team's findings....
The last few years have seen Rob Greenhalgh make a successful transition from skiff world champion to one of the most sought-after offshore racers. The Brit has a busy season ahead, skippering an Oman Sail entry in the Tour Voile and still squeezing in some 14 and 18-foot skiff racing. Although he couldn't say at the time of the interview, he has since been confirmed as rejoining Puma Racing for the American team's second assault on the Volvo Ocean Race...
Justin has been reporting at the Wilson Trophy, one of the world's biggest team racing events where the Yanks showed the Seppos the way round, and Andy discusses pregnant Olympians and the latest developments with the 34th America's Cup....
Puma is back in the Volvo Ocean Race. Justin and Andy talk about Ken Read's return, and the debut of 19-year-old Oscar Mead who plans to take on the Velux 5 Oceans. Andy has also been speaking to Simon Payne, recent winner of the Puma Moth Worlds....
The Rudder is your friend, but don't abuse the friendship. Only call on the Rudder as much as you need to, and get acquainted with your other friends Boat Heel and Sail Trim. Do this, and the Rudder will thank you for it. The more you can use other factors to steer the boat, the less drag you'll apply to the Rudder, and the faster you'll go...
