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05 April 2025

Start of the 2025 RS21 season

The One Design Season is ready to set the racecourse on fire

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It’s almost time! The RS21 season is just around the corner, marking the return of the hard-fought races featuring some of today's youngest one-design sailors as they take on a spectacular challenge. If you've never been to an RS21 regatta, you’re in for a treat! Get ready for an adrenalin-fuelled experience of neck-and-neck buoy crossings, heart-stopping crossings, crews working in perfect unison to exploit every breath of wind. Here there are no excuses, no differences between different boats’ speeds: one-design racing is pure talent, tactics and strategy. Whoever races best wins. Simple as that.

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ONE-DESIGN REGATTAS: WHERE TRUE SAILORS ARE FORGED

The RS21 is a modern, fast monotype designed for pure fun and competition at the highest level. Each boat is identical to the others: same rig, same weight, same sails. There’s no best performing boat to count on in the fleet, nor a better rig. You can only count on yourself and your team.

This is where the true sailors emerge. Those who can read the wind, choose the right tack, who can make the boat glide onwards without missing a manoeuvre. Technique is essential, but never enough: a keen focus on strategy and the ability to think on your feet, to weigh the options and think through every next move in advance, become fundamental for claiming every inch that could make the difference between victory and defeat.

TACTICS, STRATEGY, TECHNIQUE: THE ART OF RS21 RACING

One-design racing is decided by the smallest of details. An aggressive entry at the start can give you control of the fleet or leave you trapped in a tangle of sails. A mistake at the stern gate can lose you five positions in an instant. A buoy passage left too wide means leaving room for those close on your heels, while a narrow passage can slow you down, just when you need to speed up.

But there is only one true secret to winning onboard the RS21: the crew. No champion can win alone. Every manoeuvre must be executed perfectly, every member must know exactly what to do and when to do it. It is a team game where teamwork is as valuable as pure speed itself.

WHY SHOULD YOU FOLLOW THE RS21 REGATTAS?

If you love sailing, you can’t miss out on such a thrilling spectacle. RS21 races are intense, fast, never decided until the last seconds. Each and every race is a battle of nerves, a challenge between crews pushing their boats to the limit, always looking for the decisive moment make their move and overtake.

If you’re a sailor yourself, just watching them will make you want to get out on the water. If you're not... maybe it's time you gave sailing a try.

The season is just about to kick off. Get ready to experience sailing in its purest form.

SLAM STANDS ALONGSIDE WOMEN'S SAILING

This year, the RS21 season will once again be enhanced by an even more exciting challenge: the line-up on the water we will see all-female crews ready to prove that sailing is a sport for everyone, without distinction. And SLAM will be standing side-by-side with one of these teams, supporting the development of women's sailing and helping provide greater visibility to female racers. But that's not all: with the new SS25 collection, SLAM is introducing technical clothing designed specifically for female sailors, designed to offer peak performance. Female crews will be able to race with sailing equipment tailored to their needs, without having to make do with unisex solutions that are sometimes not the most functional of options. All for a more inclusive, better performing and even more spectacular sailing experience.

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Determination, teamwork and passion: women's sailing according to Chiara degli Angioli.

United by the wind: the value of teamwork in women's sailing

Are there any differences, in terms of technical decisions or your approach to sailing, between mixed or male crews and an all-female crew? If so, what are they?

Chiara: "There are actually many differences, both on a technical level and in terms of crew management. From a technical standpoint, physicality has a big impact: compared to a mixed crew, some roles that a man can usually perform alone, we women tackle in pairs, supporting each other. Roles are well defined, but we often help each other to deal with situations that, in a mixed crew, could be handled with less individual effort. Communication also changes quite a bit. In mixed crews, where there are often more experienced sailors, tactics are mainly handled by the mainsail trimmer, while the other crew members have less to add. In our team, on the other hand, as we are all young, we tend to communicate more in order to reduce mistakes and improve coordination, thus compensating for less experience compared to crews with more experienced sailors on board".

What does the RS 21 offer that other boats don’t?

Chiara: "The most amazing part is definitely the team spirit: communicating, sharing in the adrenaline and living the experience not only with crew mates, but with friends. This is what makes crew racing such a special activity.The RS 21 is a young class, with many young sailors our age, and the atmosphere is fantastic, both on the water and ashore, especially after the races.".

...The interview will continue in the next episode

Author: ELENA GIOLAI/SLAM

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