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Coach Rod’s Blog

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Just like a steak – better underdone than over-cooked

More action on the menu…. The sailing team and coaches have arrived at Naples, Italy, for...

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Life’s back to normal whatever that is

Coach Rod Davis blogs on getting back to normal. Life has returned to normal (whatever that is) at...

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Not better, not worse, but very different …

Coach Rod Davis, who did his first America’s Cup in 1977, blogs on a something that was very...

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Coach Rod: secrets of the towel on the desk

Coach Rod Davis blogs on the visit to Sanya…. I arrived back from Sanya to my coaching desk...

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Round the buoys v. round the world

Designed to race round the world not round the buoys. Coach Rod Davis blogs on horses for courses...

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A temporary transfer into the unknown …

What I know about Volvo Ocean Race boats, their crews and the race is this:  They push themselves to the max, harder than a...

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‘Water dancing’ with LR as good as a holiday

A change is like a holiday.  We are back to training for racing, a week off from testing and development work on our SL33s...

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The good news – cats for coaches too

Coach Rod Davis blogs on why the end of the monohull era ushers in a new age for chase boats...

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Thea trick is to keep your eye on the ball.

Smoke, mirrors and reality

The trick is to keep the eye on the ball … Coach Rod Davis muses on the times we live in...

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A few simple rules of the road …

Coach Rod Davis blogs on the rules when they’re on the road ….

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Coach Rod: bring on the paint balls

Coach Rod Davis interrupts his holiday to blog on “intelligence” games …. and indulges in a little...

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We never stop climbing

Coach Rod Davis blogs on a pretty good year… The last regatta for the year has come to an...

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Extreme Sailing Series 2011

Routine rules – even in a glamorous place

Coach Rod Davis blogs on the routine that rules his life… This week we are Singapore for the...

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Gathering evidence for the designers

Coach Rod Davis blogs on gathering evidence for the AC72 design team

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A great fight back keeps us on top of the series

 Coach Rod Davis  blogs on the last day’s racing It was windy on the final day at San Diego....

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