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Learning to gybe with a cruising chute will allow you to use the sail to your best advantage. Credit: David Harding **Knowing how to gybe with a cruising chute will give you the confidence to make the best use of it. PBO's David Harding shows you how ** Knowing how to gybe with a cruising chute will give you the confidence to make the best use of it. PBO's David Harding shows you how

Tacking and gybing a sailboat is among one of the first lessons we teach in our basic sailing course. That said, new sailors tend to make small errors

Yesterday’s Fremantle Harbour Classic yacht race was a huge success. Rain showers and a bruised sky only added to the atmosphere. What could be more exciting than a fleet of keelboats racing inside the harbour. Close shaves, spinnaker hoists and drops, tacking and gybing and lots of shouting from skippers and crew. And here’s some of the action from the […]

Tacking and Gybing can be simplified by prioritising the right parts. Delay swapping hands until the boat is going again for smooth boat handling

Gybes are more difficult than they need to be for many dinghy sailors. Here are two styles particularly suitable for unstayed rigs, but will also assist more conventional rigged boats

THE TENTH NIGHT After 24 hours in particularly lively conditions, it's the brains that are being put to the test. To cross a large windless zone expected at the end of the week, everyone is working hard to choose the best option. The competitors have started gybing but haven’t made any firm decisions yet, given how complex the end of the week is shaping up to be. However, this positional battle is expected to intensify throughout the day. As of Wednesday morning, Wings of the Ocean (Alexis Thoma