Psychology

If you're wondering how you're going to cope for weeks on end of self-isolation, listen to Dee Caffari's advice from someone who says she used to be very bad at it, to someone who came to embrace the solitude as she raced solo around the planet.

If anyone should be able to cope - even thrive - in these uncertain times of the coronavirus pandemic, it’s us sailors. As Charles Darwin said: “It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent that survives. It is the one that is most adaptable to change.”

The American Magic crew knows that trust is not given lightly, that it needs to be built through rigor, resilience and experience, that it is earned through time....

Like many professional sailors, Paul Cayard is obsessive about getting everything right. It's about the small details all adding up to an improved performance which spells the difference between winning and losing, right? Well, yes, a lot of the time. But what about when you've got two equal choices to make? What then? A great lesson in sailing here, and a great lesson in life...

What do all of Paul Elvstrøm’s achievements have in common? Not just the four consecutive Olympic gold medals that the Great Dane won between 1948 and 1960, but the many other innovations he brought to the sport? For example, to name just three, the toe strap, the weight jacket, the self-bailer.

One of the enduring themes of all our conversations with top sailors is their ‘Never Say Die’ (NSD) attitude. No matter how bad things get, you just do whatever it takes to get the job done. Because you never know how things might work out. The America’s Cup World Series racing in Bermuda saw Artemis Racing deliver a perfect example of NSD.