Psychology

This is a story of four 470 teams, two of whom have won Olympic silver medals, one who won bronze, and another one who might have done if they had just been a bit more patient and made the best of every chance that came their way...

For anything you want to work on, particularly a manoeuvre like a tack, gybe or mark rounding, Olympic gold medal winning coach and former 49er European Champion Paul Brotherton has a Six-Step system that you can apply...

After winning a silver medal with Luke Patience, Stu Bithell made the switch to 49ers where the demands on the crew are different, and the tactical decisions come up faster than in the 470, although there are probably fewer decision points in the race because manoeuvres in the 49er can be costly....

Luke Patience won Olympic silver with Stu Bithell at London 2012. One of the deep thinkers in the sport, Patience is a big believer that you need to understand the ‘why’ of what you do, the reasons behind why the things you do.