Have you ever been drifting around a race course, when suddenly, a boat ghosts by as if powered by an ungodly force? It can seem unnatural. This video shows how Will Paxton sneaks by the entire fleet in very light wind, and the technique and tuning secrets he uses for generating great light-air boatspeed...
As the 35-knot gust hit the boat at just the wrong time, skipper Morgan Larson found himself in a dilemma. “It was a little bit challenging to read the gusts because the big ones that looked big on the water weren't that big, and the ones that looked small were quite strong...." Larson talks through the moment and what he'd do differently next time...
Even Sir Ben Ainslie couldn’t have dreamed that close to 100,000 spectators would turn out to watch him compete in the first official America’s Cup racing since that incredible finale almost two years ago in San Francisco. Here's what he had to say after racing...
Yachting World's Matt Sheahan interviews Paul Campbell-James, who does the wing trim on board Ben Ainslie's AC45F. These foilers are inherently unstable, making it a constant battle of foil and wing adjustment to keep the foiling catamaran on an even keel, so to speak! The meaty bit of the info starts about 1 min. into the video....
Nathan Outteridge demonstrates the process of carrying the International Moth to the water and launching it.
Multiple World Champion and Olympic gold medallist Nathan Outteridge demonstrates the process of rigging the Moth. Of course each Moth is set up slightly differently, so this simply serves as a guide....
In this video, Will offers some tips for surviving a "Parade Race", demonstrates trimming for speed when you've overstood the mark, and drives home the importance of doing your pre-race homework....
British Sailing Team 470 Sailor Eilidh McIntyre shared some of her top tips about the boat in which her competitive sailing began, the RS Feva. McIntyre says that when she was sailing the RS Feva at competitions, she was often asked how she was so fast, particularly downwind. At the time she had no answer to the question. But now, having graduated into Olympic class sailing she realises her speed came in large part from knowing when to be gentle and when to be aggressive in the boat....
