Winning 14 Technology
Glen Truswell capsizingInternational 14 Rig Developments with Mike Lennon, whose sails won the 2015 World Championships in Australia. Those 'square tops' may not be all they're cracked up to be!
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Tactical Weapons: The Lee Bow
Tactical Weapons: The Lee Bow A look at how you can use your boat's wind wash to disturb the air of a sailboat by tacking directly underneath them, and slightly ahead of their bow....






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Three Bullets in the ‘Balls for Birrell & Brearey
Three Bullets in the ‘Balls for Birrell & Brearey The reigning World Champions, Christian Birrell and Sam Brearey, led the charge of the Fireballs at a superwindy John Merricks Tiger Trophy, the penultimate event in the GJW Direct SailJuice Winter Series...






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Making sense of Singapore
Singapore TrafficJust how did Morgan Larson and his team on Alinghi make sense of such seemingly random wind conditions at Singapore. They won the Singapore leg of the Extreme Sailing Series in 2013 and 2014, and the cool Californian's stay-out-of-trouble approach to this whacky racing seems the way to go. Andy Rice was there and has this analysis of the conditions and the lessons to be learned...
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Moth foils and rig development with Mike Lennon
Mike LennonTop Moth sailor and sail designer Mike Lennon talks about the latest technical developments to roll out of the 2015 Worlds in Australia. Mike's sails were well represented at the top of the finish order, with Chris Rashley 4th and Chris Draper 5th overall...
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Helming from the trapeze *
Sibello brothers leaping off a waveHelming from the trapeze is easier than it looks. But it is wise to get some experience on the trapeze crewing for someone else first, so that you can develop good trapezing technique before combining it with helming...
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Nick Thompson: fast downwind in the Laser, but not fast enough
The 2015 Laser World Champion Nick Thompson talks about how he works on getting faster downwind. Small changes making a critical difference... "I'm just trying to shuffle in a little bit more in the boat.  We're not talking a foot, we're talking a few millimetres and that makes a huge difference to the balance of the boat and your ability to do your upturns..." 



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470 Rig Tune with Luke Patience & Stuart Bithell
Luke Patience & Stuart BithellVideo: Luke Patience and Stuart Bithell made a big impact the moment they teamed up together in the Olympic 470 class. Their first regatta as a team was the 470 World Championship 2009 in Denmark, where they won a Silver medal. They went on to win the Olympic silver medal at London 2012. Here the team (now separately campaigning in the 470 and 49er classes) talk through their approach to rig tune in the 470....



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Nick Thompson: on board video racing the Laser
Nick ThompsonOne of the world’s top Laser sailors, Nick Thompson, shows how it’s done from on board the boat. Some great footage showing upwind and downwind technique, and mark roundings. Look at the sweeping arc of his steering as he surfs the waves without ever losing momentum...
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Sail Trim with Will Paxton, Quantum Sailmaker

Sail Trim with Will Paxton, Quantum Sailmaker

Six-time national champion, Will Paxton, discusses both upwind and downwind sail trim. The Quantum sailmaker and designer gives a breakdown of his performance during a one-design Express 27 race....

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When should I gybe at the windward mark? **
49ers at the 2008 OlympicsAt the windward mark, most boats will bear away on to starboard gybe, but a few will gybe on to port in search of something better. When should you make that venture away from the bulk of the fleet? When is it likely to work, and when are you likely to be heading into oblivion?
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Racing 101: Shifting Gears Upwind

Racing 101: Shifting Gears Upwind

Experienced racers constantly change gears and make adjustments to get most out of every puff, lull, and shift. Remember, just sitting in the groove doesn't win races. Review the five gears of sailing, each designed for a different set of conditions or goals.



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