Hiking is perhaps one of the most miserable sensations in sailing. It is absolutely necessary to hike in order to maintain good boat speed. The trade off is that to achieve decent boat speed you must endure a lot of pain. Over the years I have heard many explanations for this excruciating burning sensation in the legs. I have also heard many training methods to improve hiking endurance.

Podcast with Matt Sheahan from the World Sailing Show. Matt talks to Andy Rice about some of the big events of the end of 2017 and early 2018, including Francois Gabart's record-breaking circumnavigation, solo around the world...

How fast can one person sail around the world? Last year we thought we knew, but 12 months later when Francois Gabart smashed the previous record, the sailing world drew breath. Was this the ultimate limit to the ultimate challenge?...

In part 2 of our look at advanced goal-setting software, Emmett Lazich joins Goalscape's Marcus Baur and SailJuice's Andy Rice to explain how he uses goal-setting technology to help him coach teams to world championship winning success. Lazich has coached Nathan Outteridge to Olympic glory in London 2012 and numerous 49er World Championships, and also coached the Finland 49er team to Olympic gold in Sydney 2000.

The Medal Races in Miami are set to be windy today for the 49er, 49er FX, the RS:X Windsurfers and for the foiling Nacra 17s. Here's preview of the action....

The international regatta debut for Bora Gulari and Helena Scutt came nearly a half-year after it was initially scheduled. Not surprisingly, the Nacra 17 duo was chomping at the bit to get going on Day 1 of the 2018 World Cup Series Miami, USA. Bora is back on the horse. Well, the cat anyway....

Nathan Outteridge, famous for winning a gold medal at the London Olympics in the 49er class sails his International Moth...

The King George Gallop was an eleventh hour replacement for the Bloody Mary which went down well with competitors from around the country...

There are plenty of reasons and excuses we can come up with not to start setting goals. So break the habit and start laying out those targets right now. Identify your major weaknesses, give yourself a score out of 10, and have the courage and determination to keep on working on these weaknesses until you minimise or even eradicate them....

In part one of our look at advanced goal-setting techniques, Goalscape's Marcus Baur (double 49er European Champion) and Richard Parslow (former Fireball World Champion and 49er coach) explain why they invented this advanced goal-setting technology and what it can do for helping point any sailing campaign on the right path to success.

Multiple champion and America's Cup finallist Terry Hutchinson talks about setting goals for a regatta or for the whole season. Sometimes you need a kick in the teeth before you realise what it is that needs working on. The worst thing you can do is tell yourself: 'I'm crap at starting' and never to do anything about it....