Dave Evans, one of GBR's best 49er helmsmen, talks about the crucial skill needed to slow the skiff down when charging through big waves. Otherwise, it's the dreaded pitchpole. Watch, listen and learn if you want to stop falling over the handlebars.....
British Sailing Team 470 Sailor Eilidh McIntyre shared some of her top tips about the boat in which her competitive sailing began, the RS Feva. McIntyre says that when she was sailing the RS Feva at competitions, she was often asked how she was so fast, particularly downwind. At the time she had no answer to the question. But now, having graduated into Olympic class sailing she realises her speed came in large part from knowing when to be gentle and when to be aggressive in the boat....
How the temptation of a £5 note convinced a Musto Skiff sailor to stand up through his tacks... and why you should be tempted too....
Great sailors know how to sail their boats really quick, but they also know how to sail really slowwwly too. Sometimes you've got to give some away, to get a lot back later down the track. Here's how you do it....
You only ever do windward-leeward courses on a port-hand rounding, so why would you bother training for anything else? Even 49er World Champions Chris Draper and Simon Hiscocks believed this, until they discovered the error of their ways...