FirstBeat Archives

Why true wind angle matters offshore

June 22nd, 2026

Why true wind angle is the core offshore reference, and when apparent wind still matters and why. Report by Yacht

June 10th, 2026

How routing software turned offshore racing into a different game. Report by Yacht Racing Performance Coach Stuart Greenfield: It was

June 5th, 2026

Yacht Racing Performance Coach Stuart Greenfield provides the final part of a three part series about what’s happening to offshore

June 3rd, 2026

Yacht Racing Performance Coach Stuart Greenfield provides the second part of a three part series about what’s happening to offshore

June 1st, 2026

Yacht Racing Performance Coach Stuart Greenfield launches into the first part of a three part series about what’s happening to

May 20th, 2026

by Stuart Greenfield, Yacht Racing Performance Coach Offshore racing punishes crews who try to sail a stable inshore game in

May 13th, 2026

by Stuart Greenfield, Yacht Racing Performance Coach I have been involved in yacht racing, one way or another, since 1974,

April 28th, 2026

Before modern yacht design embraced non-overlapping headsails, a quiver of different sized sails was needed to cover the wind range.

April 23rd, 2026

Most offshore race boats are not slow because of bad sailing. They are slow because they are looking at the

April 21st, 2026

by Stuart Greenfield, Yacht Racing Performance Coach Rhode Island, 1983 America’s Cup. I’m the mast man — sewer rat in