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Steve Hunt Part 2: How the Best Sailors Keep It Simple!
Season 2 Episode 74
In Part Two of our conversation with three-time world champion Steve Hunt, we go deep into the tactical decisions that separate good sailors from gre…
11 hours ago
Steve Hunt on The Racing Fundamentals That Never Stop Working (Part 1)
Season 2 Episode 73
In Part 1 of our latest conversation with three-time Etchells World Champion Steve Hunt, we discuss racing fundamentals that work at every racing lev…
1 week, 1 day ago
Cascadia Sailing: Building a Race-Ready Team, with Joy Dahlgren & Chris Wolfe
Season 2 Episode 72
What happens when 11 sailors who’ve never raced together take on one of the world’s top women’s one-design regattas? You buy the only IC37 on the Wes…
3 weeks, 6 days ago
How to Sail Faster—Whatever Your Boat's Rating
Season 2 Episode 71
Racing under handicap can feel frustrating—but is your rating really the problem? After joining the J/105 Javelin for the IRC Europeans, I came away…
1 month, 4 weeks ago
Beneteau First Series and the "Effortless Joy of Planing"
Season 2 Episode 70
Modern sailboats have evolved dramatically—but has yacht racing kept up? In this episode of Sailfaster, Pete talks with Andraž Mihelin, co-founder o…
2 months, 1 week ago
What It Takes to Race a 50-Foot Performance Catamaran - With Tom Kassberg
Season 2 Episode 68
Tom Kassberg's the owner of Malolo, one of the fastest performance cruising catamarans in the world, with victories in the ARC and class honours at t…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Tom Slingsby: Decision-Making At 80 KPH!
Season 2 Episode 67
Olympic gold medallist, America’s Cup winner and SailGP superstar Tom Slingsby joins Sailfaster from San Francisco airport for a fascinating deep div…
3 months ago
Spite Sailing: Building an Offshore Racing Pathway for Women
Season 2 Episode 66
Offshore racing has long been seen as one of sailing's toughest frontiers—physically demanding, technically complex, and historically dominated by me…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
How Technology Has Changed Starts Forever — with Todd Wilson
Season 2 Episode 65
GPS-based starting systems are changing sailboat racing — whether sailors like it or not. In this episode, Pete Boland talks to Todd Wilson, co-foun…
4 months, 1 week ago
From On The Rocks To On The Transat Start Line...Ambre Hasson's Journey
Season 2 Episode 62
Ambre Hasson went from learning to sail in 2020 to completing the Mini Transat just five years later. In this episode, she shares her rapid rise into…
5 months ago