Setting up your own DN ice yacht can be technically very challenging. So what gear do you need and how do you use it? Winner of more DN ice yachting world championships than anyone else, Karol Jablonski gives this beginner's guide to high-speed ice racing...
Karol Jablonski is best known to the sailing world as one of the world's great match racers and an America's Cup skipper in 2007. However in the ice yachting world he's even more of a legend, winning the DN Ice Yachting World Championships multiple times. So who better to ask about how to get involved in ice yacht racing?
Karol Jablonski talks about combining a career in professional sailing and amateur - but still very serious - DN ice yachting. Whether he's going 4 knots or 74 knots, the Polish athlete has proven incredibly successful, winning world championships in both disciplines...
Alex Agosta caught up with Robert Stanjek, 2014 Star World Champion and 10th at the Star Sailors League (SSL) Finals 2014 in Bermuda. Interesting to note Stanjek's observations on how much physicality the Finn sailors like Giles Scott brought to the downwind sailing.
Learn how to execute the best approaches - and avoid the pitfalls - to the common dinghy race start. Also, get a quick tip on how to figure out which end of the starting line is favoured.....
Mike Lyons’ Halo singlehander just pips Craig Williamson’s Laser in round one of the GJW Direct SailJuice Winter Series, the Fernhurst Books Draycote Dash...
Skipper of Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing, Ian Walker, shares his views on the Volvo Ocean Race in Cape Town. Lots of topics covered in this wide-ranging interview...
Big Waves, Tropical Cyclones & Pirates: Will Oxley's preview of Leg 2, Volvo Ocean Race. Team Alvimedica's navigator gives an in-depth walk-thru of the 6,125 miles from Cape Town to Abu Dhabi.
Big sails are not always faster than small sails, even in light to moderate breezes. Why is that? A lot of it is to do with boat balance, which is sometimes more important than raw power...
Setting up your own DN ice yacht can be technically very challenging. So what gear do you need and how do you use it? Winner of more DN ice yachting world championships than anyone else, Karol Jablonski gives this beginner's guide to high-speed ice racing...
How cool are you under pressure? It's not until you hear yourself on play-back that you really realise what you're like!
Karol Jablonski is best known to the sailing world as one of the world's great match racers and an America's Cup skipper in 2007. However in the ice yachting world he's even more of a legend, winning the DN Ice Yachting World Championships multiple times. So who better to ask about how to get involved in ice yacht racing?
Karol Jablonski talks about combining a career in professional sailing and amateur - but still very serious - DN ice yachting. Whether he's going 4 knots or 74 knots, the Polish athlete has proven incredibly successful, winning world championships in both disciplines...
Alex Agosta caught up with Robert Stanjek, 2014 Star World Champion and 10th at the Star Sailors League (SSL) Finals 2014 in Bermuda. Interesting to note Stanjek's observations on how much physicality the Finn sailors like Giles Scott brought to the downwind sailing. 
Skipper of Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing, Ian Walker, shares his views on the Volvo Ocean Race in Cape Town. Lots of topics covered in this wide-ranging interview...
Big sails are not always faster than small sails, even in light to moderate breezes. Why is that? A lot of it is to do with boat balance, which is sometimes more important than raw power...