Jim Saltonstall is one of the greatest sailing coaches in the world. Through the youth programme that he set up at the RYA more than 30 years ago, Jim has coached some of the fastest 'ferrets' in the universe. Here Jim shares his 10-step Formula for Championship success. It all starts with your Port and Starboard Nipples, and everybody's got them. So you have no excuse to lose, if you just follow Jim's tips for putting a Gold Medal between your Nipples...
Chris Snow of North Sails One Design in the USA describes his experience and success in late 2015 of competing in the J/70 class, and shares some of his go-faster tips here.... eg. Very important to keep the boat at a constant angle of heel upwind. Use the head stay against the horizon as a guide. If you cannot hold the boat on a constant angle of heel the boat is either underpowered or overpowered. Decide which and adjust....
Skip Dieball narrowly won the Etchells World Championships in Hong Kong last November in a close battle with fellow American Steve Benjamin, the 470 Olympic silver medallist. Here, Skip looks back at that victory and talks about his plans for defending his world title in Cowes in 2016...
Audio (07:45 min): Three-time 470 Women's World Champion and Olympic silver medallist Marcelien de Koning says goal-setting is such a massive part of her life that she hasn't been able to stop - even after the Olympics...
Andy Rice talks to Jack Griffin, editor of CupExperience.com. They look at the fascinating duel taking place between Pete Burling and Nathan Outteridge on a number of fronts: the 49ers, the Moths, and the America's Cup...
Sailjuice.com's Andy Rice catches up with some of the sailors competing in the 111-boat fleet at the China Cup International Regatta 2015 in Shenzhen.
In Part 2 of our exclusive interview with Nathan Outteridge, the Artemis Racing skipper reveals where he things the big gains are likely to be made in the 2017 America's Cup.... "I think the big design battles are going to be in foil design, picking the area required for the foils based on when you want to take off and when you want top speed...." More from Nathan inside...
One of the enduring themes of all our conversations with top sailors is their ‘Never Say Die’ (NSD) attitude. No matter how bad things get, you just do whatever it takes to get the job done. Because you never know how things might work out. The America’s Cup World Series racing in Bermuda saw Artemis Racing deliver a perfect example of NSD.