Have you set any goals for your sailing this year? If you have, then well done, you are on the right track. Of all the things that full-time, professional sailors do compared with the rest of us, the weekend warriors, disciplined goal-setting is perhaps one of the key distinguishing factors. Former Olympic sailors Ian Barker and Cathy Foster spell out the importance of S.M.A.R.T....
Ian Williams dominated Taylor Canfield to win the Final of the Monsoon Cup 3-0, sweeping the GAC Pindar skipper to his sixth World Championship title on the World Match Racing Tour. Williams has extended his record as the most successful match racing skipper in the history of the Tour.
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...