Boat Speed

Erika focuses on her body position, body movement, feet placement, and sheeting in light, medium, and heavy wind...

Spicing things up - Quantum's Travis Odenbach sails with his J/70 HoneyBadger. Photo by Phil Pape.

It’s not uncommon for racers to sail multiple boats or one-design classes. Quantum’s Travis Odenbach offers some tips on getting up to speed on a new platform...

In keeping with the ‘keep no secrets’ ethos that has made the Musto Skiff class so successful over the past 20 years, round-the-cans supremo Ben Schooling, reigning UK National Champion Jamie Hilton and reigning World Champion Bruce Keen hold nothing back as they share their best tips.

Lack of time is always the biggest enemy for an ambitious sailor. Which is why Olympic aspirant Henry Bomby is using every trick and tactic at his disposal in speeding up the learning curve. Although not yet a household name even in sailing circles, the 29-year-old is fast becoming recognised as one of the most capable and driven competitors in the offshore scene....

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....

Total sail power is the sum of power from three key sources, says Bill Gladstone from North Sails. Sail trimmers first try to get the boat to full power (neither underpowered or overpowered), and then adjust the mix of power from angle of attack, depth and twist to match the sailing conditions and optimize performance. When overpowered or underpowered, we work to decrease or increase power....

Trimming the jib on the J/70 involves both technique and accuracy. Proper jib trim will help balance the boat and help in boat speed and pointing ability. The important factors in proper jib trim are the lead car position, jib sheet tension, in-hauler tension, jib halyard tension and reference marks to repeat all the settings. The final trim position for the J/70 jib is a balance between the sheet tension and in-hauler tension....