Sunny skies, mild temperatures and moderate winds attracted the best turnout in years to the Grafham Grand Prix on 2 January. With 166 boats spread across four dinghy fleets and a small entry of catamarans, a number of high profile sailors turned out for the 31st edition of the regatta, which is also the opener for the five-regatta SailJuice Global Warm-Up 2012.
Before you get too far down the track with a new sailing partner, make sure you have the same goals and aspirations, warns Jon Emmett. Do otherwise, and you're storing up trouble for the future....
The third edition of the SailJuice Global Warm-up brings together five of the biggest winter handicap racing events into a unified series, to find out just who is tough enough to race their way through the brutal cold of a British winter. It kicks off with the Grafham Grand Prix on 2 January 2012.
The Ben Ainslie incident at the ISAF Olympic Class Worlds in Perth has caused a furore, but is it that big a deal? Justin and Andy discuss, along with a look at an intriguing opening to leg 2 of the Volvo Ocean Race...
Andy Meiklejohn was doing bow on Team Sanya when a bad landing off a wave caused him to break his ankle. Hours later, the same slamming broke the boat. At least the VO70 is back in the Volvo Ocean Race for leg 2, but Andy is having to wait a while longer before he's fit enough to get back on at the sharp end of Team Sanya....
A dismasting, a near sinking, the French going AWOL along the African coast - Justin and Andy look back at an incredible first week in the Volvo Ocean Race...
Justin has moved to Alicante to report on the Volvo Ocean Race, but this week he and Andy look back at the first two events from the America's Cup World Series in Cascais and Plymouth. They talk about how Russell Coutts's grand vision is working out in practice...
An Olympic coach for the British sailing team, Steve Irish is a former 420 World Champion, but we wanted to ask Steve about his experience in the RS800 doublehanded skiff, a boat in which he and crew Martin Gotrel twice won the National Championships....
In Part 2 of our exclusive interview, Stevie Morrison talks about what's needed to get past the clear World No.1 team in the 49er at the moment, Nathan Outteridge and Iain Jensen from Australia. "Our understanding of the masts and the sails is a lot better, our basic commitment to – does it feel right, is the load on the helm right – is the boat balanced – is a lot more critical, we’re a lot more willing to try things."
Stevie Morrison and Ben Rhodes have had a tough time in the 49er the past few years, but some recent successes point towards better times, starting with the Olympic Test Regatta 2011 in Weymouth. SailJuice spoke to Morrison to get his thoughts leading up to Weymouth...
Straight out of a press announcement in Korea, Chris Draper stepped out of the room to talk to Justin and Andy about his appointment as helmsman for Team Korea in the America’s Cup World Series. The offer couldn’t have come at a better time, as Chris looks back at the recent disappointment of missing selection for the Olympic Test Regatta in the 49er. New doors are opening for him and other young Olympic stars....
It’s all about racing around things - around the Isle of Wight for 1900 boats in the JP Morgan Round the Island Race, 400 catamarans in the Zwitserleven Round Texel Race, and of course the Volvo Ocean Race around the planet. Surprise signing to Puma Racing is surf god Laird Hamilton. What’s he know about sailing?
Sunny skies, mild temperatures and moderate winds attracted the best turnout in years to the Grafham Grand Prix on 2 January. With 166 boats spread across four dinghy fleets and a small entry of catamarans, a number of high profile sailors turned out for the 31st edition of the regatta, which is also the opener for the five-regatta SailJuice Global Warm-Up 2012.
The third edition of the SailJuice Global Warm-up brings together five of the biggest winter handicap racing events into a unified series, to find out just who is tough enough to race their way through the brutal cold of a British winter. It kicks off with the Grafham Grand Prix on 2 January 2012.
The Ben Ainslie incident at the ISAF Olympic Class Worlds in Perth has caused a furore, but is it that big a deal? Justin and Andy discuss, along with a look at an intriguing opening to leg 2 of the Volvo Ocean Race...
Andy Meiklejohn was doing bow on Team Sanya when a bad landing off a wave caused him to break his ankle. Hours later, the same slamming broke the boat. At least the VO70 is back in the Volvo Ocean Race for leg 2, but Andy is having to wait a while longer before he's fit enough to get back on at the sharp end of Team Sanya.... 
A dismasting, a near sinking, the French going AWOL along the African coast - Justin and Andy look back at an incredible first week in the Volvo Ocean Race...
Justin has moved to Alicante to report on the Volvo Ocean Race, but this week he and Andy look back at the first two events from the America's Cup World Series in Cascais and Plymouth. They talk about how Russell Coutts's grand vision is working out in practice... 
An Olympic coach for the British sailing team, Steve Irish is a former 420 World Champion, but we wanted to ask Steve about his experience in the RS800 doublehanded skiff, a boat in which he and crew Martin Gotrel twice won the National Championships....
Straight out of a press announcement in Korea, Chris Draper stepped out of the room to talk to Justin and Andy about his appointment as helmsman for Team Korea in the America’s Cup World Series. The offer couldn’t have come at a better time, as Chris looks back at the recent disappointment of missing selection for the Olympic Test Regatta in the 49er. New doors are opening for him and other young Olympic stars....
It’s all about racing around things - around the Isle of Wight for 1900 boats in the JP Morgan Round the Island Race, 400 catamarans in the Zwitserleven Round Texel Race, and of course the Volvo Ocean Race around the planet. Surprise signing to Puma Racing is surf god Laird Hamilton. What’s he know about sailing?