Performance Sailing: Techniques for Catamarans & Multihulls
This is your gateway to practical high-performance sailing knowledge from professionals. Below you’ll find our curated collection of videos, tutorials, and essential resources—drawn from 25+ years in America’s Cup, Volvo Ocean Race, and grand-prix multihull campaigns.
On-the-Water Skills Library
Practical Sailing Videos
Watch the Video as we share tips and tricks on how to sail a large catamaran on board our Catana 42 Paikea.
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How to Trim a Jib on a Catamaran | Upwind Sail Trim Guide
SAILING TUTORIAL: How we reef our mainsail sailing downwind
SAILING TUTORIAL: How to trim sails downwind on a catamaran
SAILING TUTORIAL: Kite set up for Atlantic Crossing
SAILING TUTORIAL – Flying the kite from the bow
SAILING TUTORIAL Using daggerboards and reefing setup
SAILING a catamaran with only ONE rudder
We Lost a Rudder in the Middle of the Atlantic
SAIL TUTORIAL – UPWIND on a Catamaran
We can REEF at ANY time, in ANY conditions, at ANY point of sail.
Fast in light airs – Caribbean to the Azores
Crossing the Atlantic on a cat with only ONE rudder!
The #1 Winch Tip for Sailing with Kids & New Crew
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60-Second Skills: Daggerboard Mastery
Quick, actionable tutorials on maximizing your catamaran’s performance: these are a collection of short videos describing wind and sea conditions and the different daggerboard configurations we use for each.
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DAGGERBOARDS | when at anchor
DAGGERBOARDS | 20kts flat seas upwind
DAGGERBOARDS | Downwind in light airs
DAGGERBOARDS | Broad Reach in moderate winds
DAGGERBOARDS | Upwind light airs and waves #shorts
Our Gunboat 68 and Large Performance Multihull series reveals an insight into configuration along with some of the systems and skills needed for sailing big performance catamarans:
