Sailjuice.com launched at the RYA Dinghy Show back in March 2009. We set out to provide an online resource of top tips from some of the world's best sailors. Things have grown in a quite a few interesting directions since then. This year, to celebrate our first decade, we're stepping things up to a new level, and you'll see some significant developments throughout the year....
Rio de Janeiro winning the bid to host the 2016 Olympic Games is exciting news. The first time the Games will take place in South America, for starters. Rio is a really exciting city, some would say too exciting. Anyone who has seen the film 'City of God' would know something about that. But what's it going to be like for sailing?
Matt Belcher & Malcolm Page lead a hot 470 fleet at Skandia Sail for Gold, after two days of windy racing. The Aussies talk about their new partnership and their plans for winning gold in Weymouth three years from now...
Michael Blackburn after day one at Skandia Sail for Gold in Weymouth. An Olympic bronze medallist in his own right, Michael is coach to Tom Slingsby, the double Laser World Champion, who has had a bad year - until today. He won both races on a day where the Aussies did well across the board. Today Weymouth Bay was a bit like Sydney Harbour, said Michael, except for the climate maybe...
Here's the List of Entries to the Skandia Sail for Gold Regatta 2009. SailJuice.com is going to be in Weymouth reporting from on and off the water. Send in your requests for who you want us to interview, and whoever is the most popular choice, we'll go after them and get the word from the sailors that you most want to hear from...
Heading out into the Atlantic 15 hours later, Desjoyeaux surely had little more in mind than getting to Guadeloupe in one piece. But little was anyone to realise that the demolition derby was only half way through. With five capsizes and numerous retirements - not to mention the complete disintegration of Peyron's Fujifilm - the outcome of this race was proving about as predictable as the Grand National at Aintree.....