How old were you when you started sailing? I started sailing quite early around when I was six years old. I got into sailing since my mother was sailing when […]
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Katie Olsen
Five Points Separate Top-Ten at the ILCA Standard Men’s World Championship
(Miho Bay, Japan) After four qualifying races, Sweden’s Jesper Stalheim, Jean-Baptiste Bernaz of France and George Gautrey from New Zealand are tied for first place with seven points each at the […]
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The Medal Race
by Jon Emmett The medal race is, as the name sounds, often the race which decides the medals at the end of a World Sailing (previously ISAF) Championship such as […]
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Ruling the Waves
by Jon Emmett Sailing in big waves is not only a lot of fun, but one of the most rewarding conditions for good boat trim. Just small differences on each […]
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Avoiding the Danger Zones
by Jon Emmett It is easy to think that people win races and indeed regattas simply because they are faster than everyone else, and whilst this is often part of […]
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Interview with Tuula Tenkanen
How did you get involved with sailing? My father, who has been sailing too, took me to a sailing course at my club when I was 7 and I really […]
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Interview with Viktorija Andrulytė
How old were you when you started sailing? I was 10 years old when I started sailing. It wasn‘t very early but not too late. How did you first get […]
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Lasers in Strong Wind
by Jon Emmett Firstly, you may find it useful to read the two preceding articles to this, so as to get the full picture: Lasers in Light Wind and Lasers […]
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Interview with Charlie Buckingham
How old were you when you started sailing and does anyone else in your family sail? I first learned to sail around while crewing for my father, Jim Buckingham, in […]
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ILCA Asian Open Laser Championships
(Singapore, 19 March 2019) The National Sailing Center in Singapore at the East Coast Park hosted 64 sailors across 15 nations last week where the inaugural ILCA Asian Open Laser […]
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