"I used to be small, was good at lake sailing, good in light winds. So when those conditions came along I used to train for six or seven hours because, man, it felt great beating everyone else! But then it was 30 knots, big waves, and the time when you should be really enjoying your sailing, I used to get my arse kicked. I'd only spend a third of my time practising in those conditions. And it didn't take me long to realise that the reason why I wasn't good across the board was because the stuff I'm good at, that's all I practised at..." So what did Paul Goodison do next?
land’s top Finn sailor, and one of the best in the world. Here some on-board video shows Dan steering the Finn down a windy run, and up on to the beat. Not as smooth as it could be, but instructive all the same...
If you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs, then maybe your name is Russell Coutts. If it’s not, then read what the three-time America’s Cup winner has to say about keeping calm in a crisis.....