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Paul the Builder • Half the battle of remote-control-sailboat racing is building the little yacht. Thankfully, I suckered this guy into building mine for me.

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Flying Juniors • From Italy’s cradle of high-performance sailing comes a turnkey one-design monohull foiling class

Seeding the Progression • There’s a wide divide between traditional youth-sailing training and Olympic sailing’s foiling future. One club is laying a foundation to bridge the gap.

Meade’s Everlasting Experiment • The father of epoxy and wood boatbuilding has passed his wildly successful experimental craft to the next generation of family caretakers.

Training into the Unknown • US Olympic Finn sailor Luke Muller has earned his Tokyo berth, but with a pause in international regatta travel, the athlete and his coach have been forced to adapt at home

Everyone’s Winging It • The latest watersports craze is getting more people on the water and harnessing the wind

Goss, the Pursuer • Nearly 20 years after this British round-the-world sailor abandoned his audacious 120-foot catamaran in the North Atlantic, his thirst for adventure and challenges remains—albeit at a slower pace

A View from the Slot • Every perspective from on board an AC75 is different, and for this America’s Cup headsail trimmer, the view is amazing

First Steps on the Shorthanded Path • Interested in shorthanded offshore sailing, are you? Go for it, and consider what it takes to get you prepared and, ultimately, successful.

VENDÉE REHEARSAL • What was billed as a practice lap for the upcoming Vendée Globe turned out to be a sneak peek of the big show to come

SAVING THE BEAST • An iconic speed machine is abandoned, and two strangers meet on a rescue mission

Good Guys Do Finish First • With nearly a half-century of small-boat one-design racing and sailmaking in his wake, Ched Proctor is set in his ways, and his ways are fast.

NO GRAY AREA • What looks to be a war meeting is the dock-out priority-check session with the sailing team, sail designers, test managers and systems experts. It happens every day before the boat leaves the dock in Cagliari. Priorities of the day are issued the night before, but this is the final check-in. “Once we get out on the water, the comms filter only through the helmsman and the chase boats, and that’s it,” Falcone says. “These meetings are about making sure that our time on the water is as efficient as possible. It’s literally 10 minutes before dock-out: Have a pow-wow, lines off, and get to work.”

A Whirlwind Sort of Day • The best way to better know a teammate is to set sail and let the conversation flow

Negotiating the Detours • For these American Olympic-bound athletes, the pandemic stuck a fork in the pathway to Tokyo, an experience their coach knows full well

Know When You’re Slow • You might think you’re fast enough, but if you’re struggling against the top boats, check their setup and make your adjustments

EYES ON THE COMPETITION • Once you have learned how to observe the relative speed of your boat versus the competition, use these clues from a faster competitor to speed up your boat.

Sound Strategies • Confidence on the racecourse comes with having a sound plan and the ability to not just talk about, but execute it as well

Fast Downwind Finishes, A-Sail Style • The angle of your final approach and your traffic management are...