FAST 40 gathers Pace

Sailing coach Pip Hare gives her expert advice on how to avoid a Chinese gybe Chinese gybes on windy days are a good spectator sport, but with the right prompt response they can be averted. In this article, I explain how they happen and what to do and when to avoid them. This type of…

You wait 20 days for a Volvo 65 to turn up and three arrive in eight minutes. Leading the Volvo Ocean Race night time charge from Sanya in China to to the finish line off Auckland’s Viaduct Basin breakwater, Xabi Fernandez’ Mapfre maintained their pole position, followed closely by Ian Walker’s Abu Dhabi Racing (4min…

If a good start is the key to a good race, the last tack into the start and the first 60 seconds out of it are crucial, explains top America’s Cup sailor Terry Hutchinson The subtleties of a good start are more complicated than identifying a good spot to leeward and starting next to someone…

Rio 2016, taking a look at how to follow the sailing events at the 2016 Rio Olympics Rio 2016 and the 380 sailing athletes competing at the 2016 Rio Olympics, a medal symbolises more than their skills. It is a reflection of the single-minded, obsessive nature that is required to embrace a lifestyle that has…

Powerboat Racing to join premier Formula 3 Grand Prix, and Motorcycle Racing events in Macau! The inaugural Asia Powerboat Championship event will be held from 3-5 May 2019 in Macau at Fisherman’s Wharf and the Rocks Hotel. Twelve world-class drivers will be competing in this thrilling high-speed sporting event that features the all-new Shakespeare T750…

This great little video shows a party of intrepid wreck hunters intent on standing on the wreck of the SS Varvassi – until the tide comes in at the end…. How many people can stand on the wreck of the SS Varvassi? This great little video might just show a bizarre new record as a…