The Daily Sail - Comments

Thing is...if you buy one of

James Boyd — Thu, 16 Jun 2016 19:57:48 +0000

In reply to Offshore foiling catamaran:

Thing is...if you buy one of these you need to be prepared to capsize it...

Wonderful article and great

Mats Ohlsson — Wed, 15 Jun 2016 19:32:35 +0000

In reply to Latest IMOCA 60 weapon:

Wonderful article and great technical photos! Really great reading. Many Thanks, Mats

A grown-up Fireball!

Chris Gould — Mon, 18 Apr 2016 11:26:27 +0000

In reply to Production Quant 23 - video tour:

A grown-up Fireball!

Great to see that old

David Bains — Wed, 30 Mar 2016 13:39:15 +0000

In reply to Triple Jack again:

Great to see that old Kelsall warhorse still going strong!

There's a new world looming

Mats Ohlsson — Mon, 28 Sep 2015 18:34:33 +0000

In reply to First foiling keelboat:

There's a new world looming in yachting, that's for sure!

Who will be next? Mark

James Boyd — Fri, 11 Sep 2015 15:32:35 +0000

In reply to Knut Frostad stands down:

Who will be next? Mark Turner? Jamie Boag? Or, inevitably, someone without the first clue about yachting?

the race committee should

Ross Hobson — Sun, 16 Aug 2015 11:07:03 +0000

In reply to Follow the Rolex Fastnet Race start live:

the race committee should shoot or instantly disqualify those idiots from other classes that are messing up others starts.

Weird foils. Could someone

Chr1s — Mon, 10 Aug 2015 11:27:22 +0000

In reply to Gitana 16 launched:

Weird foils. Could someone do an article to explain them please? That's if it's not so confidential that it is impossible to make sense at the moment!

If you are in the UK you can

James Boyd — Mon, 27 Jul 2015 15:20:39 +0000

In reply to Blown off in Portsmouth:

If you are in the UK you can see it here - http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0643y94/sailing-americas-cup If you are not in the UK, then you can view the BBC highlights if you have some form of VPN (ie to make the BBC site 'think' you are in the UK).

Are there any replays or

smee_bruce — Mon, 27 Jul 2015 13:17:36 +0000

In reply to Blown off in Portsmouth:

Are there any replays or video highlights pls?

Quite interesting... OSM's

James Boyd — Wed, 13 May 2015 08:45:37 +0000

In reply to New Vendee Globe feeder race:

Quite interesting... OSM's New York-LSD race will be part of the Ocean Masters World Championship whereas the Transat (or whatever it is to be called) will not. With the exception of Seb Josse and Armel le Cleac'h, there seems to be little appetite among most other IMOCA skippers to take part in a race involving a long slog predominantly upwind across the North Atlantic in the months leading up to the Vendee Globe, even if the Transat (the former OSTAR) is the most historic/famous of all shorthanded offshore races. Instead at the AGM the mostly downwind race eastbound from the Big Apple found much more favour with the IMOCA members. Lucky there's no upwind work in the Vendee Globe...

The AC is now just another

Mats Ohlsson — Sun, 26 Apr 2015 20:56:12 +0000

In reply to Life after Luna Rossa:

The AC is now just another sail race on steroids, all the classical aura is gone. I think they have spoiled it.

They seem to put a lot more

cyd2011 — Fri, 10 Apr 2015 11:48:31 +0000

In reply to Cagliari canned:

They seem to put a lot more effort into creating the perception of a successful event than they do into producing one!

Three events in two

Chr1s — Fri, 10 Apr 2015 10:56:06 +0000

In reply to Cagliari canned:

Three events in two continents is hardly a world series is it? I think that spoiled it (the AC) again!

Go Jack - well done!!!

RacingRigo — Tue, 24 Mar 2015 02:55:27 +0000

In reply to Jack's back!:

Go Jack - well done!!!

What a stupid

229264 — Tue, 10 Mar 2015 15:54:20 +0000

In reply to Florence Arthaud killed in helicopter crash:

What a stupid accident...we've lost a legend

Joyon has bought

David Bains — Mon, 02 Mar 2015 09:54:25 +0000

In reply to New US maxi-trimaran campaign:

Joyon has bought exGroupama3?! I'm surprised he can do without her during a year of charter. Does he plan to improve his already incredible singlehanded RTW record!? Altho I believe a race is mooted.

This is a real shame.

nat_ives — Thu, 05 Feb 2015 11:58:47 +0000

In reply to Paralympic Sailing to be dropped from Tokyo 2020 Games:

This is a real shame. Perhaps in response ISAF could allocate one of the Olympic medals to a class such as the 2.4mr and give access to disabled sailors to compete on an even bigger stage.

... Won't

KingMonkey — Sun, 25 Jan 2015 22:47:04 +0000

In reply to Wouter Verbraak off Team Vestas Wind:

... Won't

SiFi bounced back, no reason

KingMonkey — Sun, 25 Jan 2015 22:46:38 +0000

In reply to Wouter Verbraak off Team Vestas Wind:

SiFi bounced back, no reason he

Superb article. Many thanks!

david_collins — Sat, 10 Jan 2015 16:32:44 +0000

In reply to Dirk Kramers on the AC62:

Superb article. Many thanks!

Rob to be Skipper by the end?

696616 — Fri, 19 Dec 2014 22:21:42 +0000

In reply to Iker Martinez stands down for leg 3:

Rob to be Skipper by the end?

Interesting early peek at

David Bains — Mon, 15 Dec 2014 14:27:59 +0000

In reply to MACIF maxi-tri centre hull transported:

Interesting early peek at this tri. No doubt it will be a fearsome beast. Trouble is, Gabart, despite his mono achievements is going to be on very steep learning curve. Is Desjoyeaux going to tutor him again!?

Rudder with tubercles has

scooley10 — Fri, 12 Dec 2014 14:56:43 +0000

In reply to New Rambler 88 - first glimpse:

Rudder with tubercles has been speculated about already, but how about the taper on the top of the daggerboards? Just weight savings? Fore-aft cant?

The hull to deck chamfer

940197 — Fri, 12 Dec 2014 13:34:18 +0000

In reply to New Rambler 88 - first glimpse:

The hull to deck chamfer should reduce weight and also lower the VCG.

You can actually see the

Mats Ohlsson — Sat, 06 Dec 2014 11:07:59 +0000

In reply to Team Vestas Wind crew abandons ship:

You can actually see the beacon on the photo, slightly west and south of the middle of a line between Alvi Medical and Vestas, less than 2 miles from the wreck. It must have shown up on the Radar. A 50 metre alarm on the sounder should also have alerted the crew of the situation. I'm sorry but I do not agree this was just bad luck.

Great result. The T foils

David Bains — Tue, 11 Nov 2014 10:48:24 +0000

In reply to Josse wins the battle of the 70-80 footers:

Great result. The T foils (on the 70fter!) really paid off altho it sounds as though Josse kept up a pretty high work rate. I like his analogy of flying down the trades like an albatross!

Cannot get the videos to play

chris.tutmark — Thu, 06 Nov 2014 16:57:14 +0000

In reply to Route du Rhum - Class40 video dockside tour:

Cannot get the videos to play

Speaking from my A-cat

david_collins — Mon, 03 Nov 2014 15:46:33 +0000

In reply to Emirates Team New Zealand update:

Speaking from my A-cat sailing experience, the issue of light air downwind sailing is facilitated by sailing a hotter angle - even almost a beam reach to keep boat speed up. I am a believer! I can't wait to see the new boats in action.

Poor Thomas, he's fated

David Bains — Mon, 03 Nov 2014 11:58:49 +0000

In reply to Sodebo suffers a collision:

Poor Thomas, he's fated never to beat Joyon!! But Joyon is trailing the newer boats. As is Spindrift. Maybe 130ft really is too much for one person. I'd like to see Lemonchois/Prince de Bretagne do well. 80ft plus twin foils on each float could be the right solution. But Peyron is going so well, he's a success whatever boat he's on!