There are several things that you should look at before floating your boat for the first time in a season. I didn't mention - checking sails, getting the rig ...

Over the set up period, i've been using this stuff to clean masts and beams on the boats with great results. Vinegar can be virtually used anywhere in the ...

Here we're looking at the most common types of tape, their uses and how much sticky residue they will leave on a mast after a few days. Then, how to remove ...

Here's a quick look at the most used tools and parts that I generally have in my toolbox, ready to tune rudders and perform many other tasks at the drop of a ...

Here's a few examples of what we're doing pretty much every day at Wildwind in Vassiliki. The light wind in the morning is the ideal time to try something new, ...

Here we’re looking at ways of upgrading your Hobie 16 or any other catamaran. You can really transform pretty much any boat by replacing the following: ...

While there's no catamaran sailing happening I though that we could take a look at Vassiliki Bay at the southern end of the Island of Lefkas. This is where ...

For over 30 years, Wildwind in Greece has been the top holiday location for anyone who’s serious about sailing. Unique climatic conditions, the widest range of ...

This is a long one! In order to make everything as easy and straight forward as possible when it comes to putting the Tiger back together, it is important to ...

Here we're looking at a few things that could help. 1- Doing a good job folding your spinnaker single handed 2 - How to get a good rough idea of how much rig ...

The FX1 is a single handed 17 foot long catamaran with trapeze, daggerboards and spinnaker. This is a look at sailing it in a moderate wind. Unfortunately ...

This is probably my favourite video that i've posted to date! From race 7 of the 2018 Tornado European championships at Torbole, Lake Garda, Italy. Between 15 ...

This is the one that will change everything. If you are a catamaran sailor who hasn't yet experiment with lifting the hull it's a great way to improve your ...

Due to popular demand i've been out to see how much wind it takes to right the Hobie 16 with 85kg of crew weight. If it is windy enough (20 knots +) then it ...

The mast hinge available from Hobie is great for some extra security when putting your mast up or down. This part is made for 16s later than 2001 but there are ...

This should be useful for anyone who needs a better understanding of how to sail. We'll look at: points of sail mainsheet position traveller position how to ...

Here we're looking at ways of managing your sailing experience when single hands on a double handed Cat. All of the techniques here could be used when sailing ...

Here we're looking at where to be on the boat while going upwind. Ways to support the channel - https://www.patreon.com/joseph_bennett Online Store for ...

It is possible on the Hobie 16 or any other boat with a fully battened jib (without self tacking) For the jib to gybe around the front of the forestay, meaning ...

We're looking at some mounting possibilities for your Gopro on a Hobie 16 or other Cat. There are of course many other places where you can put your camera but ...

Here we take a look at how to right a Hobie 16, the technique is similar for all small catamarans. Using 1st person perspective and live action commentary you ...

Here we take a look at some more details regarding attaching your bowsprit to a Hobie Tiger or FX1. These methods can be used on any spinnaker catamaran. For ...

This is groundbreaking! Using only a piece of rope you can fit a self gybing system to your boat (sorry for the misleading title) Very handy if you are sailing ...

Here is an explanation of the routing of the one line system compared to the two line system. The boat used here is an FX1, the same system would be used on ...