Author: Juan González-Aller Lacalle

Sailing courses

In this new chapter of the on-line book ‘Sail handling and trimming’ we are going to remember the concepts of ‘real wind’ and ‘apparent wind’, the designation of the courses at which a sailboat sails, and some basic considerations on how to sail a sailboat in relation to the wind.

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The “White Shadow” on the last leg (LEG 4) of the “Ocean Globe Race 2023/24”, interview with Marion Schreiber.

In this interesting interview Marion tells us about her experience in the fourth leg of the round the world sailing race in the Ocean Globe Race 23/24, aboard “White Shadow”, between Punta del Este (Urugray) and Cowes (U.K.). A real ocean sailing adventure!

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Round the world trip of the ‘White Shadow’ in the ‘Ocean Globe Race’, interview with Guillermo Cañardo

Guillermo Cañardo is a doctor, ocean sailor and one of the crew members of the sailboat ‘White Shadow’ (Swan 57) in the Ocean Globe Race (OGR) 2023/24, which is currently in the last leg (LEG 4) of the round the world race. In this interview, Guillermo tells us about his experience in this great adventure.

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