Gulliver beats the travellers
Gulliver beats the travellers A big breeze forecast failed to put off 161 entries at the Steve Nicholson Trophy, where Will Gulliver’s Phantom beat the 80-boat singlehanded fleet....








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Steve Nicholson Trophy: Return of the Apocalypse?
Steve Nicholson Trophy: Return of the Apocalypse? The 151 boats entered for the Steve Nicholson Memorial Trophy are looking at a windy forecast for this Saturday’s handicap contest at Northampton Sailing Club...







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Late switch proves Bloody fortuitous for Gillard and Anderton

Late switch proves Bloody fortuitous for Gillard and AndertonTom Gillard & Richard Anderton’s change of horse from Five-Oh to Fireball pays dividends at a blustery Bloody Mary








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Big Breeze for the Bloody Mary

Big Breeze for the Bloody MaryA chance for the fast boats to shine at this Saturday’s pursuit race classic?









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'Jungle Ball' on Leg 3 of the Volvo Ocean Race
Will OxleyWill Oxley, Team Alvimedica's navigator, talks through the many pitfalls of Leg 3 of the Volvo Ocean Race, from Abu Dhabi to Sanya in China. Biggest obstacle of all, what Will describes as the 'most challenging part of the whole race', is the notorious Straits of Malacca, one of the busiest and most treacherous shipping lanes in the world...
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Nathan Outteridge Explains Foiling A-Class

Nathan Outteridge talks about the Exploder A13 foiling A-Class...

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Racing 101: Tacking on a Header
Racing 101: Tacking on a Header We look at two races on the same day and see just how much it changes your race to try and punch through headers, instead of tacking in them...








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Lyons out to defend his Oxford Blue title

Lyons out to defend his Oxford Blue titleRacing his Blaze singlehander, Mike Lyons faces some tough opponents at this Saturday’s event on Farmoor Reservoir








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RS400 wins a cold, light Brass Monkey
RS400 wins a cold, light Brass Monkey Chris Pickles & Matt Sharman narrowly beat a Scorpion to win at a chilly, light airs Yorkshire Dales...







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Brazen forecast for this weekend’s Brass Monkey

Brass MonkeyIt’s looking like a windy Brass Monkey is in store for this Saturday’s event at Yorkshire Dales Sailing Club. The third event of the GJW Direct Sailjuice Winter Series hit its entry limit a couple of weeks ago, so 100 boats are set for a breezy battle around one of Great Britain’s most beautiful sailing venues.





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Starting Techniques: The Full Speed Approach

Starting Episode 2: The Full Speed Approach

Looking for a new strategy to get you clear air at the start of your sailboat race? Watch and learn how to execute the Vanderbilt Start, a full speed approach that gets you out of the pack and over the line while maintaining maximum manoeuverability and control.....




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Leeward Mark Basics: Round Wide-and-Tight
Leeward Mark Basics: Round Wide-and-TightWatch a demonstration of the cardinal rule of leeward-mark roundings: start wide and finish tight. Using an example from the 2013 Melges 24 World Championships, the video demonstrates how failing to start wide and finish tight at the leeward mark puts a boat in a lower lane than her competitors....


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