There are all kinds of hazards on the Volvo Ocean Race, but none more dangerous than the prospect of a night attack by animals, whether it be birds, sharks, or the fabled Megalodon. Thoughts from the Volvo Ocean Race skippers....
Team Alvimedica navigator Will Oxley looks forward to a potentially hard start to Leg 4 of the Volvo Ocean Race, as the fleet prepares for a lumpy South China Sea on the way out to the Pacific Ocean...
International 14 Rig Developments with Mike Lennon, whose sails won the 2015 World Championships in Australia. Those 'square tops' may not be all they're cracked up to be!
A look at how you can use your boat's wind wash to disturb the air of a sailboat by tacking directly underneath them, and slightly ahead of their bow....
The reigning World Champions, Christian Birrell and Sam Brearey, led the charge of the Fireballs at a superwindy John Merricks Tiger Trophy, the penultimate event in the GJW Direct SailJuice Winter Series...
Just how did Morgan Larson and his team on Alinghi make sense of such seemingly random wind conditions at Singapore. They won the Singapore leg of the Extreme Sailing Series in 2013 and 2014, and the cool Californian's stay-out-of-trouble approach to this whacky racing seems the way to go. Andy Rice was there and has this analysis of the conditions and the lessons to be learned...
Top Moth sailor and sail designer Mike Lennon talks about the latest technical developments to roll out of the 2015 Worlds in Australia. Mike's sails were well represented at the top of the finish order, with Chris Rashley 4th and Chris Draper 5th overall...
Helming from the trapeze is easier than it looks. But it is wise to get some experience on the trapeze crewing for someone else first, so that you can develop good trapezing technique before combining it with helming...
The 2015 Laser World Champion Nick Thompson talks about how he works on getting faster downwind. Small changes making a critical difference... "I'm just trying to shuffle in a little bit more in the boat. We're not talking a foot, we're talking a few millimetres and that makes a huge difference to the balance of the boat and your ability to do your upturns..."
Video: Luke Patience and Stuart Bithell made a big impact the moment they teamed up together in the Olympic 470 class. Their first regatta as a team was the 470 World Championship 2009 in Denmark, where they won a Silver medal. They went on to win the Olympic silver medal at London 2012. Here the team (now separately campaigning in the 470 and 49er classes) talk through their approach to rig tune in the 470....
One of the world’s top Laser sailors, Nick Thompson, shows how it’s done from on board the boat. Some great footage showing upwind and downwind technique, and mark roundings. Look at the sweeping arc of his steering as he surfs the waves without ever losing momentum...
There are all kinds of hazards on the Volvo Ocean Race, but none more dangerous than the prospect of a night attack by animals, whether it be birds, sharks, or the fabled Megalodon. Thoughts from the Volvo Ocean Race skippers....
Team Alvimedica navigator Will Oxley looks forward to a potentially hard start to Leg 4 of the Volvo Ocean Race, as the fleet prepares for a lumpy South China Sea on the way out to the Pacific Ocean...
International 14 Rig Developments with Mike Lennon, whose sails won the 2015 World Championships in Australia. Those 'square tops' may not be all they're cracked up to be!
Just how did Morgan Larson and his team on Alinghi make sense of such seemingly random wind conditions at Singapore. They won the Singapore leg of the Extreme Sailing Series in 2013 and 2014, and the cool Californian's stay-out-of-trouble approach to this whacky racing seems the way to go. Andy Rice was there and has this analysis of the conditions and the lessons to be learned...
