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Night sailing: Offshore racer Henry Bomby shares 5 tips for helming after dark

  • November 30, 2020

It’s when you find yourself caught out in 50 knots with the big kite up…

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Expert sailing tips: How to make emergency offshore repairs to your yacht

  • October 21, 2020

Jason Carrington was always in demand in professional offshore racing crews for his repair skills.…

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Speed sailing record holder Paul Larsen explains how to get your boat up to pace

  • September 24, 2020

Not only is Paul Larsen clued in to what makes a boat go fast, he’s…

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5 tips: Vendee Globe veteran explains how to face the fear and do it anyway

  • August 27, 2020

Facing your fears is something that challenges every sailor, but none more so than those…

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5 expert sailing tips: How to gain an advantage downwind with asymmetric trim

  • August 3, 2020

The beauty of asymmetric sails is that they are very simple to trim. There’s no…

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Expert sailing tips: Dee Caffari’s top 5 tips for creating a cohesive crew

  • June 25, 2020

To win the Volvo Ocean Race you need proven, battle-hardened experience on board. However, the…

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5 expert racing tips: How and when to take tactical sailing gambles

  • May 28, 2020

Often you don’t actually know if your breakaway move will be a lone bid until…

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5 expert racing tips: How to run the pit like a Volvo Ocean Race sailor

  • April 27, 2020

While running the pit is all about establishing repeatable systems and processes that run like…

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Volvo Ocean Race skipper explains when to back off in big conditions

  • March 30, 2020

To win, first you have to finish. Chris Nicholson needs no introduction to that old…

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Staysails: 5 tips on using them to turbocharge your boat speed

  • February 10, 2020

As Mike Sanderson points out, staysails are hardly a new idea. The old clipper ships…

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5 expert sailing tips: How to win a yacht racing protest

  • February 6, 2020

You spend so much time and money honing your craft as a sailor, making the…

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5 racing tips: How to win when the weather forecast goes wrong

  • January 30, 2020

Will Oxley is nothing if not meticulous in his preparation. Which is why he wouldn’t…

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Bow team communication: 5 tips on how to prevent a crew mutiny

  • January 2, 2020

Sailing on big boats is the ultimate team sport, and part of the key to…

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Mongrel drop: Pip Hare’s guide to unorthodox kite drops

  • December 18, 2019

Emergency drop, small crew For hurried drops of asymmetric spinnakers, particularly with a small crew,…

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Helming downwind: Pip Hare’s top tips on how to maximise your speed

  • November 28, 2019

For me, helming downwind, particularly in big breeze, is one of the absolute joys in…

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Light winds and strong currents: How to keep moving in strong tides

  • October 21, 2019

When the wind is light and the current is strong, the two components can be…

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Racing multihulls: 5 tips for making the switch from monohulls

  • October 14, 2019

For a keelboat sailor, switching to a multihull, especially a performance type multihull, for the…

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How to balance speed and comfort when sailing – top tips from Pip Hare

  • September 9, 2019

Most of us now rely on some form of routeing software when sailing offshore. These…

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How to moor double-handed: Top tips from pro sailor Pip Hare

  • September 6, 2019

Mooring can be a stressful situation and mooring double-handed takes thought, preparation and calm heads.…

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Retrieving a spinnaker: 5 tips on how to haul in your dropped kite

  • September 2, 2019

There are few things quite so humiliating as being stopped dead in the water, moments…

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