Yacht Racing Tactics & Offshore Performance Coaching​​​

Welcome to First Shift - Yacht racing Intelligence

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​The best sailors are always looking for the next shift. Not just in the wind, but in how the race is understood.

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First Shift is practical yacht racing intelligence for sailors who want to make better decisions on the water, not simply collect more information. Read about offshore weather routing, boat speed and honest RORC race analysi and much more, written to help you prepare better, sail faster and make sharper decisions.

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Written by Stuart Greenfield, a former Royal Navy officer, racing offshore since the 1970s. America's Cup crew aboard Victory, later owner and skipper in the Admiral's Cup and Commodore's Cup, with close to 200 RORC races behind him, among them more than 14 Fastnets, the Caribbean 600, Rolex Middle Sea Race and class winner of the Round Britain and Ireland race in  2022. Now an RYA commercially endorsed Yachtmaster, offshore performance coach and the writer behind First Shift Sailing.

 

Everything here comes from the rail, not the armchair.

 

Welcome aboard.