Most sailors don’t struggle because they’re not trying hard enough. They struggle because they don’t have structure. They’re putting the work in. They train regularly. They race whenever they can. They watch others, trying to pick things up. On paper, it looks like progress should happen. But in reality… it often feels slow. Frustratingly slow. The real problem The issue isn’t effort — it’s what happens after the sailing. After an event, most sailors move on too quickly. Ther

I was fortunate enough to be invited as lead coach for the 2026 edition of the Battle of Regions, which is the class association's "all squads". All squad sailors across the regions and the performance academy were invited for a weekend of coached racing at Draycote Water to finalise their learning from an extensive winter program and put what they have learnt into practice against the rest of the fleet. It was a great insight to see where sailors ranked up against each other

It was a great weekend to finish the squad season for the Feva HISC squad with a glorious day out in the bay on the Saturday working on starting and finalising some key skills in boat handling during tacks and gybes, whilst on the Sunday we were dealt a completely different day with high and fast conditions in the morning and unfortunately too much in the afternoon meaning we spent some time working on individual teams 'what next's. For the Saturday, we were treated with some

After a long winter training block, it’s common for sailors to feel uncertain heading into their first regattas of the season. You’ve spent months working on boat speed, manoeuvres, starts and race strategy — but as the event approaches it’s easy to start overthinking things. This is exactly the moment when the best sailors do something simple: trust the work they’ve already done. Winter training is where the biggest improvements happen. Repetition builds consistency — hundre

What a winter. It has been a great winter training and we concluded our winter training squad for the UK RS Tera Southern Region at Frensham Pond Sailing Club. We had multiple focus points across the weekend trying to wrap up the weekend: Finalising mark roundings and getting set after marks Strategic planning and fulfilment on the first leg Light wind boat handling and speed We were dealt some challenging conditions which were sub 5 knots, but this allowed us to find some ho

Most races aren’t won by bold moves — they’re won by sailors who make high-percentage decisions consistently. That means: Starting in a strong, low-risk spot Sailing the lifted tack going to the next mark Staying between rivals and the mark Avoiding unnecessary corners Big risks have their place — usually when you’re behind and need to gain. But if you’re near the front, your job is simple: minimise losses and stay in phase. Over a series, the sailor who avoids poor results o