Jul 12, 2020Onward and upwardIf you had asked us four months ago what our plan was closing up to the games, we could have given you a detailed schedule for everywhere...
Feb 7, 2020The sum of allToday marks 3 days until the 2020 49er World Championship starts here in Geelong, Australia and the first of the Canadian Olympic...
Feb 12, 2019Changing the Game: January UpdateHeading to Miami is a staple of our year and has been since the beginning. The weather, location, lifestyle make the spot very unique....
Jan 7, 2019Effective TrainingFor most sailors, training makes up over ninety percent of the time spent sailing. Whether you are a beer-can warrior where each...
Jan 5, 2019Reflect and Rise: December UpdateAnother year has come and gone. It is a good time for us to reflect on our experience and progress. There were a lot of new ideas we...
Dec 10, 2018Physics of Sailing (pt 2) - ApplicationIntroduction The balance between the center of effort, center of lateral resistance, and center of mass is something a sailor should be...
Dec 3, 2018Efficiency: November UpdateWith Canada's temperatures dropping so quickly towards the end of October, we knew it was time to get out of there and search for warmer...
Nov 25, 2018Physics of Sailing (pt1) - TheoryThe 49er is one of the most high performance, one-design boats to ever be developed; the apparent boat speed relative to wind velocity...
Nov 5, 2018Starts: Decision MakingIt is often said the race is either one or lost at the start. Depending on the days conditions this can absolutely be true. In all cases...
Nov 4, 2018Canadian Fall: October UpdateFinishing off a progressive September block we headed 7 hours south to Long Island USA, where we prepared to test our practices. We...