Here we are taking our newly rebuilt Hobie 14 for a shake down sail in the famous Vassiliki cross shore wind. Testing the new OS3 Evo mainsail which was ...
Here's a short clip from testing the Hobie 14 with the OS3 Evo mainsail. After around 20 minutes of great sailing the forestay snapped resulting in the ...
A follow up to the Catamaran Tacking video, the Hobie 14 is notoriously difficult to tack and even more difficult to get going once stalled. Here we are ...
Here's a look at the mainsheet arrangements of all of the Tornado catamarans at the 2019 Europeans at Rimini, Italy. If you like this sort of thing, you'll ...
Here we are once again - Showing us your cats! I’ll be featuring different boats every Sunday 1730 Greek time so keep an eye out, it might be your boat coming ...
Here we go over the technique for improving tacking on any type of catamaran. It's all about the mainsheet! You don't need to go into the tack with speed as ...
Here we're looking at: How to put your rudders down in a way that is good for the rudder system. When to service your rudders. How to thread the 6:1 downhaul ...
About 10 knots of wind, 85kg of Joyrider onboard. Here I'm taking this 13 foot ripper for a spin around the bay. The Dragoon here uses a spinnaker with a bag ...
New feature! Send me pictures or a brief video of your boat and i'll feature it here for the world to see! [email protected] is where to send to. If ...
Here's a bag that is made for the job: https://www.amazon.com/shop/josephbennett?listId=1Y9TZDHZXPOB3&ref=idea_share_inf or the cheaper option: The bag ...
Here we are taking out a 15 and giving it full beans. The 15 is most suitable as a beginner or family boat but she's got plenty under the hood to provide the ...
If you watched the live stream on Friday 31st May 2019 you'll know - here's the action from one run out in Vassiliki bay, windsurfing. Windsurfing is a ...
In this video we're looking at: -how to get rid of fibreglass splinters -how to put new springs in your Harken cam cleats for cleats and parts - ...
This is some of the coaching video from the two Tiger and FX1 coaching weeks at Wildwind, Vassiliki 2019.
How to trapeze on a catamaran! Here we look at the technique for trapezing on a catamaran as the crew then as the helm. First on land and then on the water. ...
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 ...
Getting your trampoline tight on a 16 is essential. It's important on all catamarans but on the boats that don't bolt together it's even more important, ...
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 ...