Sail Racing Magazine Podcast - SAIL RACING MAGAZINE

An audio interview with Francesco Bruni, Dean Barker and Ray Davies after Race 1 of the 2013 Louis Vuitton Series at the 34th America's Cup.

An audio version of our interniew with Paul Cayard & Nathan Outteridge from Artmeis Racing.

James Spithill & James Kostecki from Oracle Team USA after thgeir first two boat training day.

ETNZ AC72 tactician Ray Davies gives us an update on the rediness of the Kiwi team ahead of the louis Vuitton Series.

In our latest episode we bring you an exclusive interview with Extreme Sailing Series creator Mark Turner.

In our latest podcast episode we sit down with Emirates Team New Zealand boss Grant Dalton who updates us on the state of readiness of his squad and explains why he has been impressed by what he has seen of Oracle Team USA's second generation AC72. Dalton also shares his views on the safety committee recommendations and why he is still wary of an attempt by one of the other teams to use them to their advantage. We also quiz him on his thoughts about the viability of the Artemis Racing campaign, the lowering of the wind limits, the specific challenges of racing in San Francisco Bay. Finally we ask what the 35th America's Cup might look like if the Kiwis are able to take the Auld Mug back to New Zealand.

Ian Walker updates us on the state of play at Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing as they prepare their second Volvo Ocean Race campaign. Amongst other things, Walker explains why the move to one-design boats lured him back to the race for his third attempt to lift the coveted VOR round the world trophy, talks us through his strategy for crew selection and shares what he thinks it will take to win the next edition of the race.

Race director Jack Lloyd updates on the current state of play from the Volvo Ocean race HQ in Alicante Spain.

​Austrian Peter Bayer is new to the sport of professional yacht racing but as the new managing director of Open Sports Management (OSM) - the company formed by British tycoon Sir Keith Mills to manage the commercial interests of the IMOCA class globally - he is catching up fast. With substantial experience as a marketing and event director of large-scale events around the globe for more than 15 years and a track record as the Chief Executive Officer of the Innsbruck 2012 Winter Youth Olympic Games, Bayer brings a much needed fresh pair of eyes to the marketing and expansion of the IMOCA class. In our latest edition of the Sail Racing Magazine Podcast we quiz him on his new role, the challenges and opportunities he sees in the IMOCA class and ask how OSM plans to expand the appeal of the class outside of France.

Ken Read talks about his new role as head of North sails.

US Sailing High Performance Director Charlie McKee talks about the challenge of rebuilding the teams Olympic reputation.

Britain's Paul Goodison went into last summer's London 2012 Olympics as defending champion in the Laser class but a torn back ligament soon after racing started put paid to his hopes of a podium finish. In this episode of the Sailing Talk Podcast, amongst other things, Goodison talks about that disappointment, his new found love for Moth sailing and explains why he is taking his time to decide whether to return to Olympic sailing at Rio 2016.

An exclusive interview with Volvo Ocean Race campaign guru Richard Brisius who is heading up the SCA sponsored all women entry in the 2014-15 edition of the race.

We catch up with AC45 helm Michael Menninger to find out how he and the American Youth Sailing Force are getting on with their preparations for their Red Bull Youth America's Cup which takes place in San Francisco this summer.

Swedish Star Class veteran Freddie Loof and his Olympic newcomer crew Max Salminen who won the medal race at the London 2012 Olympics and in doing so snatched the gold medal from under the noses of the favourites. In the first of our new series of podcasts we speak to the man behind that golden performance, American coach Mark Ivey, to find out more about how it all went down to the wire.