The central Solent has a reputation as being a complex place in which to sail, but many of the local wind effects are not difficult to figure out. Rupert Holmes looks at Solent Sea Breezes and Norris Nadgers.
A downwind or reaching leg across the tidal stream is sometimes an inevitable part of Aberdeen Asset Management Cowes Week courses which requires a couple of simple techniques to ensure the minimum distance is sailed, as Rupert Holmes reports…
Just how did Morgan Larson and his team on Alinghi make sense of such seemingly random wind conditions at Singapore. They won the Singapore leg of the Extreme Sailing Series in 2013 and 2014, and the cool Californian's stay-out-of-trouble approach to this whacky racing seems the way to go. Andy Rice was there and has this analysis of the conditions and the lessons to be learned...
What are some of the common mistakes made when racing at Cowes Week and what does it take to be a winning team? Rupert Holmes gets the low-down on a 5-point plan from Matt Alexander and John Raymond who won the Redwing Class and White Group overall in 2012 with Harlequin....
Just how did Morgan Larson and his team on Alinghi make sense of such seemingly random wind conditions at Singapore. They won the Singapore leg of the Extreme Sailing Series in 2013 and 2014, and the cool Californian's stay-out-of-trouble approach to this whacky racing seems the way to go. Andy Rice was there and has this analysis of the conditions and the lessons to be learned...