Recent catastrophes in the Vendee Globe - not least the dramatic self-destruction of IMOCA 60 PRB - show that sailing really needs to up its game. The aviation industry and Formula One learned this hard lesson a long time ago and produced an industry-wide feedback system that has made commercial flight and F1 infinitely safer than they used to be. Sailing still hasn't responded to its wake-up call...
Both Sébastien Simon and Sam Davies hit floating objects within hours of each other yesterday at the gateway to the Indian Ocean and sustained damage to their IMOCAs...
Kevin Burnham, Olympic gold and silver medallist in the 470, has died at the age of 63, just week after the passing of another legend of the class, Dave Barnes. This photo says so much about the force of nature that was Kevin Burnham...
The Battle of Brixham: Sailjuice grills four of the top performers from the Musto Skiff Nationals about a whacky week in Torbay. How did they manage to keep their heads while all around others of the 53-skiff entry were losing theirs?
You know that old saying that you use to get yourself out of fixing that little nick out of the bottom of your rudder, or the dirt on your hull? "One bad tack..." and all those efforts are wasted. It's one of the most damaging lies you can tell yourself. You need to get with the program, and look further into the Law of Marginal Gains and The 1% Principle....
A Sailjuice webinar: The Pursuit of Marginal Gains.... Andy Rice quizzes professional sailor and 2024 Olympic keelboat aspirant Henry Bomby about finding the elusive final 1% of boatspeed, along with former Fireball World Champion Ian 'Chips' Howarth....
