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5 tips: how to deal with snagging weed and hooking pots on an offshore race
If you snag some weed or get a lobster pot line around the keel, what do you do? Jonty Sherwill asks world champion TP52 sailor Tim Powell for his best tips to keep your keel and rudder debris-freeThe...
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Get out of that! Port and starboard incidents – with Ian Williams
With six match racing world titles under his belt, Ian Williams is well qualified to explain what’s happening in the featured image of a port/starboard incident, which was taken during the 2016 Round...
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SAIL FASTER SAIL SAFER advanced techniques series Part 9: Spinnaker trim
In part 9 of our series, Pip Hare describes how to sail downwind under asymmetric or symmetrical spinnaker and make the best of your trim There’s nothing quite like surfing off a wave in the open...
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5 tips: avoiding a breakdown – so gear failure doesn’t let you down on the...
Does gear failure often cause you to go slow or lose races? Jonty Sherwill asked team manager Campbell Field for tips on making your racing boat more reliable Photo: KOSIt has been a tight race in a...
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30 expert tips for crossing the Atlantic – from checking the sails to...
Whether you are just hatching a plan for your first crossing or setting off tomorrow on your 20th, our experts Chris Tibbs, James Anderson, Mike Kopman, Jeremy Wyatt and Dan Bower will provide you with...
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Common Cowes Week mistakes – and how to avoid them
These are some of the most common mistakes made at the regatta and how to turn them to your advantage COWES, ENGLAND - AUGUST 08: (EDITORS NOTE: This image was processed using digital filters) Racing...
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How to be a winning skipper – the surprisingly simple secrets to forming and...
Top charter and race skipper Philippe Falle discusses how he gets teams of strangers to gel into a race winning crew time after timeRacing at night on board QuokkaWhat is the secret to a happy crew...
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15 things you should know when planning an Atlantic crossing
Our ultimate guide on things to consider if you're planning to sail across the AtlanticPhoto: Tor JohnsonHeading the other way? Leaving the Caribbean for cooler climates? Check out our 16 top tips on...
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SAIL FASTER SAIL SAFER advanced techniques series Part 4: Upwind trim
In Part 4 of our 12-part series professional sailing coach Pip Hare considers how to trim your sails for optimum performance – and comfort – upwind Sailing to windward on a badly trimmed boat seems...
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SAIL FASTER SAIL SAFER advanced techniques series Part 3: Gybing
In the third part of our 12-part series on advanced sailing techniques, professional sailor and coach Pip Hare describes how to gybe a spinnaker successfully The first time I gybed single-handed it was...
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Get out of that! – Ian Walker on avoiding the crash gybe
Ian Walker, Olympic medallist and winning skipper of the 2015 Volvo Ocean Race, explains what’s happening in the featured image. He also offers tips and advice on the best way to avoid a crash...
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SAIL FASTER SAIL SAFER advanced techniques series Part 2: Broaching
In the second part of our 12-part series on advanced sailing techniques, professional sailor and coach Pip Hare guides you through what to do when you start to broach Most of us will be familiar with...
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SAIL FASTER SAIL SAFER advanced techniques series Part 1: Avoiding a Chinese...
In the first of our 12-part series on advanced sailing techniques, professional sailor and coach Pip Hare guides you through how to deal with a Chinese gybe – with video Chinese gybes on windy days are...
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Get out of that! – Ken Read deals with a wayward spinnaker
Ken Read, president of the North Sails Group and skipper of Comanche, explains what’s happening in the featured image of a wayward spinnaker and offers advice Photo: Paul WyethThis is a highly...
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How to use the outside gybe for short-handed sailing. Pip Hare explains
A great alternative for crews with less muscle power outside gybing an asymmetric can be less risky than an inside gybe – if you practise, says Pip HareOutside gybing is not purely reserved for boats...
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Get out of that! Dismasting – Mike Golding explains what to do as soon as it...
Mike Golding, one of the world’s most accomplished offshore sailors, explains what has happened in the featured image of Caol Ila R during the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup in Porto Cervo 2015Photo: Lloyd...
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Short-handed navigation – and how to create your ‘road book’
Pip Hare explains the challenges of navigating when sailing short-handed and offers tips on how to plan aheadPhoto: Thierry Martinez/SeaandCo Navigating when sailing short-handed can be an...
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Paul Larsen, world speed record holder, advises on how to avoid a pitchpole
What’s happening in the image of Red Bull ‘going down the mine’ during the Extreme Sailing Series in Cardiff 2015? Larsen offers tips and advice on the best way to avoid a pitchpole.Photo: Lloyd...
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How to plan watches and sleep when sailing short-handed
Solo sailor Pip Hare advises how to get the best out of short-handed sailing by planning times to sleep and times to work togetherBefore you decide on the best way to run watches double-handed, answer...
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Sailing upwind when short-handed requires different techniques
Pip Hare describes how to change your style of sailing for going upwind short-handed when you haven’t got crew on the railExcessive heel is your enemy when sailing upwind, and with no hiking crew this...
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