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Essential sailing skills
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…
What does it take to win the Rolex Fastnet Race? We find out from four former winners
As the world’s largest and most notorious offshore, the Rolex Fastnet Race, has gained in popularity,…
How to win at double-handed racing – 5 top tips from a Fastnet champion
The popularity of double-handed sailing is on the rise. The Rolex Fastnet Race is the…
What’s the optimum Fastnet route? Navigator Ian Moore crunches the weather data to find out
With tricky tides, imposing headlands and the vagaries of the British summer weather to contend…
5 tips: How to manage fatigue when sailing offshore
It’s all very well refining every detail of your boat – re-cutting sails, longboarding your…
5 Tips: How to bullet-proof your yacht for offshore racing
You don’t need to tell Mike Golding about the importance of making your boat bulletproof.…
Fastnet Race strategy: course record breaker Hugh Agnew identifies the key navigation moments
One of the world’s classic offshore races, the Rolex Fastnet Race is also one of the…
5 tips: Fastnet navigation – make the right navigational calls in this offshore classic
The biennial Rolex Fastnet Race has developed into a multi-faceted competition with a burgeoning double-handed…
How to round a busy mark – Gold-medal racing tips from Hannah Mills
The Barcolana Race, which features a mass of different yachts all racing on the same…
The slingshot – mastering this high-speed racing manoeuvre is not just for the professionals
This particular part of the course, coming into Mark 1 on a reach on an…
Optimised to win: how Peter Morton’s Carkeek 40 Girls on Film won the highly competitive Fast 40+ class
The Carkeek 40 is a proven design that originally dates from 2012. Girls on Film,…
5 tips: avoiding a breakdown – so gear failure doesn’t let you down on the racecourse
It has been a tight race in a building breeze, but you’ve maintained the lead…
5 tips: how to deal with snagging weed and hooking pots on an offshore race
The sails look great and you’ve just spent money on having the keel faired and…
5 tips: finding clear air in a crowded racing fleet
For the leading boats clear air comes free, but for those locked in the middle…
Common Cowes Week mistakes – and how to avoid them
Starting at the wrong end of the Squadron line Get it wrong and you will…
5 tips on developing your polar diagrams to improve your boat speed
Sails are fresh, the bottom is clean, there’s a good crew, but you’ve been losing…