The beauty of asymmetric sails is that they are very simple to trim. There’s no…
5 tips – Essential yacht racing skills
Expert sailing tips: Dee Caffari’s top 5 tips for creating a cohesive crew
To win the Volvo Ocean Race you need proven, battle-hardened experience on board. However, the…
5 expert racing tips: How and when to take tactical sailing gambles
Often you don’t actually know if your breakaway move will be a lone bid until…
5 expert racing tips: How to run the pit like a Volvo Ocean Race sailor
While running the pit is all about establishing repeatable systems and processes that run like…
Volvo Ocean Race skipper explains when to back off in big conditions
To win, first you have to finish. Chris Nicholson needs no introduction to that old…
Staysails: 5 tips on using them to turbocharge your boat speed
As Mike Sanderson points out, staysails are hardly a new idea. The old clipper ships…
5 expert sailing tips: How to win a yacht racing protest
You spend so much time and money honing your craft as a sailor, making the…
5 racing tips: How to win when the weather forecast goes wrong
Will Oxley is nothing if not meticulous in his preparation. Which is why he wouldn’t…
Bow team communication: 5 tips on how to prevent a crew mutiny
Sailing on big boats is the ultimate team sport, and part of the key to…
Mongrel drop: Pip Hare’s guide to unorthodox kite drops
Emergency drop, small crew For hurried drops of asymmetric spinnakers, particularly with a small crew,…
Helming downwind: Pip Hare’s top tips on how to maximise your speed
For me, helming downwind, particularly in big breeze, is one of the absolute joys in…
Light winds and strong currents: How to keep moving in strong tides
When the wind is light and the current is strong, the two components can be…
Racing multihulls: 5 tips for making the switch from monohulls
For a keelboat sailor, switching to a multihull, especially a performance type multihull, for the…
How to balance speed and comfort when sailing – top tips from Pip Hare
Most of us now rely on some form of routeing software when sailing offshore. These…
How to moor double-handed: Top tips from pro sailor Pip Hare
Mooring can be a stressful situation and mooring double-handed takes thought, preparation and calm heads.…
Retrieving a spinnaker: 5 tips on how to haul in your dropped kite
There are few things quite so humiliating as being stopped dead in the water, moments…
5 tips: How to create a winning atmosphere with a new crew
According to Nikki Henderson, good leadership is not about barking orders, it’s about fostering an…
5 tips: How to prepare your boat for offshore racing
Every serious offshore sailor has more than one story to tell about when it all…
How to run the bow offshore – 5 tips from a pro sailor
British-Aussie pro sailor Jack Bouttell believes that success in his job as bowman comes down…
Iconic Fastnet headlands that can make or break your race – and how to round them
There are three major headlands on the Rolex Fastnet Race route that are key to the…