By the end of 2016 the America’s Cup World Series had got serious. Winning the ACWS overall would provide a two race head start come the America’s Cup Qualifiers in May 2017....

Quantum’s Dave Flynn talks about his tips for practising and how to get the most out of it. "I know this sounds absurdly simplistic, but sailing is a sport, and, like all other sports, it takes practice. We can’t expect to tack, jibe, and douse spinnakers effectively without working on it first. Yet most of us expect to show up on the weekend and have everything work...."

The London 1948 Olympic Games was the start of a remarkable run of dominance from one man, one that would last unbroken for an incredible four Olympic Games and remain unequalled in sailing until Sir Ben Ainslie (GBR) in 2012...

The one wind instrument that never lies is the masthead fly — the wind vane on the top of your mast. Yet sometimes, especially in the spring, you might think this normally reliable friend has gone wacky. Erratic behavior can happen as the result of the difference between the cold water and warm air, which creates a difference in the wind direction on the water compared with the wind direction at your masthead.....

What do all of Paul Elvstrøm’s achievements have in common? Not just the four consecutive Olympic gold medals that the Great Dane won between 1948 and 1960, but the many other innovations he brought to the sport? For example, to name just three, the toe strap, the weight jacket, the self-bailer.

Reigning champion and Melges 24 class expert Chris Rast and Scott Nixon walks us through how to master the most common problems that teams face at major regattas...

Now in its eighth season, this winter dinghy handicap championship brings out the best and the bravest to compete at seven big events throughout the chilly months....

Ian Walker, double Olympic silver medallist and Volvo Ocean Race winner as skipper of Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing, shatters 10 myths about sailing and why anyone can get involved and have fun in the sport....

Hannah Mills gives an insight into what it took to win the 470 Women's gold medal with Saskia Clark at Rio 2016. "I was completely unprepared for how different an experience Rio would feel to London. London felt like the official Games, where you absolutely knew it was the Olympics and everything was where it should be. Rio however, felt like a very relaxed Games where you really had to focus on the fact it was the Olympics and this was it!!!"