Episode 5 of Racer Focus. This week the Sail Geeks are talking about Sailing Tech in Reality! Jack has just finished the Normandy Channel Race and had total black out, batteries dead, no Nav, no lights, no engine, no electronics and no auto-pil

Instrument Calibration Special with B&G H5000 Engineer

Oct 12th, 2020 26m 47s

Episode 4 of Racer Focus. The Sail Geeks are back with a Calibration special! Why do we calibrate? Challenges with calibration. How best to calibrate for different uses. Have a listen if you want to get a bit technical and understand the import

Difficult racing concepts, wind shear, apparent wind and lee bow

Aug 18th, 2020 27m 30s

Episode 3 of Racer Focus. The Sail Geeks talk some more difficult racing concepts - wind shear, apparent wind and lee bow. Have a listen if you want to get a bit technical and understand the different types of wind a bit more - it should help y

America's Cup Racing Special Sail Geeks

Aug 12th, 2020 21m 17s

Episode 2 of Racer Focus. The Sail Geeks go deeper into all thing AC! How do these boats work? What are the control systems like? Foil geekiness, what the programme is before the event in March and more about the designs and rules!Check out our

Sail Geeks are BACK - Series 2

Aug 4th, 2020 16m 7s

First episode in the new series, Racer Focus. The Sail Geeks talk about Drheam Cup and some short handed covid sailing- and introduce series 2 of the Sail Geeks podcast!Check out the Sail Geeks dictionary http://www.sailgeeks.com

IMOCA, Vendee Globe and America's Cup Update

Jun 9th, 2020 28m 49s

Episode 6 of Everyday Sailing Tech. The Sail Geeks finish off the series with an IMOCA, Vendee Globe, America's Cup update. Talking about foils, boat builds, new IMOCA's, the new AC boats and some coronavirus news!Check out our instagram, faceb

Sailing Using Numbers Versus Feel with J70 World Champion

Jun 3rd, 2020 28m 16s

Episode 5 of Everyday Sailing Tech. The Sail Geeks are joined by J70 World Champion Helm of Eat Sleep J Repeat, Paul Ward. The geeks talk about sailing by feel and the importance of tech and numbers in getting up to speed. Paul and Tom compare

What Communications Do You Need for Different Types of Sailing/Racing?

May 26th, 2020 21m 58s

Episode 4 of Everyday Sailing Tech. The Sail Geeks talk about what comms you need for different types of sailing/racing. How you can save some money, and what the best tech is for each scenario! Mobile data vs Satellite Data, 4G dongles etc.Che

Can You Navigate an Inshore Yacht Race With Just Your Phone?

May 18th, 2020 20m 51s

The Sail Geeks talk about using your smart phone for navigation in an inshore race. Which apps can help and what you really need!Check out our instagram and Sail Geeks dictionary - www.sailgeeks.com

How to Win an Offshore Sailing RORC Series

May 11th, 2020 20m 46s

First episode in Everyday Sailing Tech. The Sail Geeks talk how to win an offshore sailing RORC series. Touching on IRC optimisation, going the right way, boat speed consistency and the tech/intelligence that can help you win!Check out the Sail

Intro to Sail Geeks

Apr 28th, 2020 15m 44s

Pilot - Meet the Sail Geeks, chatting all things sailing, racing, tech and sustainability. Intro to Series 1 and terminology quiz from the Sail Geeks Dictionary, https://dictionary.sailgeeks.com

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