Race to Win Sailing Podcast

Will Paxton breaks down one of his races in the St.Francis Spring series, and shows us how the pros keep calm and battle back from a rough start. We discuss tack and duck, tactics in a strong tide upwind, the "proper course" rule, and some tips for creating passing lanes downwind.

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Finally, we found a race that Will Paxton didn't win! Of course, he claims that was his plan all along, since he was five points ahead in the series. In this podcast, Will gives us some tips for surviving a "Parade Race", demonstrates trimming for speed when you've overstood the mark, and drives home the importance of doing your pre-race homework.

Have you ever been drifting around a race course, when suddenly, a boat ghosts by as if powered by an ungodly force? It can seem unnatural. We recorded such a phenomenon in this race, when Will Paxton sneaks by the entire fleet in less than three knots of wind. Even better, we got him to tell us just how he did it.

Watch the highlights of a thrilling duel between Peter Burling and Nathan Outteridge during the final race of the 2015 Moth Worlds. These two rockstars pull far ahead of the fleet as they battle for ultimate bragging rights in the world renowned Moth Mach 2.

Beautiful Sorrento, Australia was the venue for the 2015 Moth World Championships. Check out this highlight reel from first official day of the Worlds, where competitors sails just one race, due to poor conditions. Still, there was plenty of excitement on the course, with a suprising upset in the last seconds of the race during a heated battle for first place. Special thanks to Beau Outteridge Productions for use of their video.

Allan Terhune takes us through a recent race aboard his J/70, "Dazzler". He walks us through his tactics and gives some trim tips for the J/70. Allan Terhune is a National and World champion in several classes, and the Global One Design Director for Quantum Sails.

We sit down once again with six time national champ and Quantum Sailmaker Will Paxton, to pick his brain. In this episode, Paxton explains the thought processes behind his winning tactics in an Express 27 race on San Francisco Bay.

We sit down with six time national champion, Will Paxton, to discuss both upwind and downwind sail trim. Watch Paxton's raceQs' Geovid as the Quantum sailmaker and designer gives a breakdown of his performance during a one design Express 27 race.

We analyze two races on the same day and show just how much it changes your race to try and punch through headers, instead of tacking in them. With raceQs' built-in analytic tools, it's easy to see how the decisions you make on the race course affect your race statistics and overall performance. Missing just one header can change the geometry of the entire upwind leg as you sail sideways across the race course, instead of making the progress you need upwind.

Review the five gears of sailing, each designed for a different set of conditions or goals. Remember, just sitting in the groove doesn't win races. Experienced racers constantly change gears and make adjustments to get most out of every puff, lull, and shift.