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The World Sailing Show – April 2016 episode

\How the Extreme Sailing Series is raising its game The birth of the Extreme Sailing Series nine years ago marked a big change in the sport as high speed, short burst racing went on tour in front of an audience….

Alex Thomson at it again with extreme kite surfing behind the Hugo Boss boat

HUGO BOSS presents the third installment of their extreme sailing stunts – following the Mastwalk, and Keelwalk, witness the Skywalk by Alex Thomson. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1qOxrWWiaI

Victor Kovalenko talks about Australia's prospects at the 2016 Olympics

Australian super coach Victor Kovalenko talks to www.boatson.tv ‘s Geoff Waller about the Rio Olympic preparations and the Australian Sailing Team. https://youtu.be/oFOEY_sEM4Q

Iain Murray talks about the Oman leg of the America's Cup World Series

Geoff Waller from BoatsonTV interviews race director Iain Murray on all things America’s Cup, including the likely conditions for this weekend’s World Series. Currently, the forecast is not looking good with winds of 2-3 knots forecast. https://youtu.be/CsfkbrectZs

Video wrap from the Nacra 17, 49er and 49erFX World Championships

Catch up on the Australian Sailing action at the 2016 49er, 49erFX and Nacra 17 World Championships in Clearwater, USA, in this wrap up video.   We caught up with Nacra 17 crew of Jason Waterhouse and Lisa Darmanin​ (finished…

Video of Historical 18ft Skiff Australian Championship

Geoff Waller of BoatsonTV shot footage of the Historical Skiffs racing on Sydney Harbour. Footage includes a dramatic slow-motion capsize by Careening Cove Swimming Club. https://youtu.be/qdHi_8guUdk

An oldie but a goodie – how to get a tall mast under a low bridge

We’ve run this on the Cruising Helmsman Facebook page before, but it’s worth revisiting.  Sailing a boat in open waters successfully takes practice and skill. Throw in complications like bridges with low clearances and things can get even trickier—but not…

What went wrong in the Sydney Hobart? Michael Coxon explains…

Published on Jan 6, 2016 www (What Went Wrong) in the “Hobart”. Geoff Waller of www.boatson.tv talks exclusively to North Sails’ Michael Coxon on what happened in the recent disastrous 2015 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race when 31 yachts retired….

The best sailing videos of the week from World on Water

In this week’s WoW the Oracle Team USA move into their headquarters in Bermuda, the ISAF Youth Championships in Malaysia, Spindrift 2 returns to France without the Jules Verne Trophy, the 2016 Australian Moth Championships Day 3 in Perth, the…

Watch the SOLAS Big Boat Challenge live here

Today is the first time that Rambler 88 will go up against the 100ft super-maxis Wild Oats XI, Ragamuffin and Perpetual LOYAL, along with other big boats who will be handicap contenders in the 2015 Rolex Sydney Hobart such as…

The watch system – how does it work on a round-world record attempt?

Gradually pulling away from the Cape Verde Islands, Spindrift 2 is about to face the famous Doldrums dreaded by sailors. This passage between the two hemispheres sees large weather instabilities due to the convergence of trade winds blowing from the…

Moth class releases promo video for 2016 Worlds in Japan