After a superb stopover in Sydney, the Class40s of the 2nd edition of the GLOBE40 set sail again on Thursday, January 1st at 3:00 PM local time (4:00 AM UTC) for the 4th leg, which will take them, ...

Digital Edition: David Harper Sailing Blog 16 The following morning we got up, had breakfast and set sail. The wind was much lighter (fours and fives) and we were sailing downwind, which his much ...

Windward, the direction from which the wind is blowing. The windward boat gets the wind before its opponent does and is in a generally favorable position. Leeward, the direction the wind is blowing.