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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…
1 day, 7 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, 2 days 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…
4 weeks 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…
2 months 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