First off, start by brushing up on the Definitions. There are some new ones this year but they don’t have much to do with the sailing rules (Part 2). The older definitions haven’t changed and they contain plenty of “meat…
View fullsize TRIPLE LINDY (dark blue hull) leading her class just after the start of the 2017 Sydney Hobart Race.Duff Paisley photo. Joe Mele’s Swan 44 Mk II TRIPLE LINDY, whose home port is across the street from the founding…
View fullsize UK Sailmakers has just released it newest instructional video in our TRICKS OF THE TRADE series. It is a two-minute tutorial on how to use leech and foot lines to stop sail damage from the edges of the…
View fullsize Available for the first time for all sailors, this 10-video library offering over two hours of safety-at-sea strategies, techniques, and tips developed by some of the world’s top ocean sailors and introduced by Storm Trysail Club member Gary…
View fullsize Early in the race when Colman’s FORESIGHT NATURAL ENERGY still had a full inventory of sails. Even before he crossed the starting line of the Vendee Globe, Conrad Colman knew the deck was stacked against him. He could…