Please select your home edition
Edition
RS Sailing 2021 - LEADERBOARD

A Few Rays - Go Faster!

by Indepthskincare on 24 Jun 2017
Olympic Gold and Bronze medalist and multiple World Champion Bruce Kendall SW
How the right sunscreen can make the boat go faster

A good sunscreen is a very necessary part of the sailor’s equipment. When the sunscreen works really well and the sailor using it can do a multi-day regatta without burning or distraction, then that is a piece of equipment worth having.

Good sunscreen:

• Can be applied before rigging and racing so does not disrupt preparations or sailing

• Long lasting following application and keeps working hard against sunburn

• Doesn’t wash off in the spray or during capsize

• Doesn’t sting eyes so sailor can see properly

• Face feels great all day every day and sailor focusses on sailing

• Non greasy once absorbed so sheets stay in good shape and highly effective all regatta


All factors combined allow the sailor to focus on sailing for the entire regatta as distraction coming from sun or sunscreen discomfort in testing sun and water conditions is minimised. The sailor can give a best performance. The boat goes faster!

Learn more click here
Hyde Sails 2024 - One DesignLloyd Stevenson - Catalyst Yacht Tender 1456x180px BOTTOMHenri-Lloyd - For the Obsessed

Related Articles

Etchells Worlds entries closing on 30 November
Just one more week to enter the Melbourne event The 2025 Etchells Worlds entries close in just over a week and the competition is continuing to ramp up at the Royal Brighton Yacht Club (RBYC).
Posted on 22 Nov
Vendée Globe Race - Day 14 - Mind the Gap
Almost half the fleet are now across the Equator and into the Southern Hemisphere Of the 39 boats still racing in the Vendée Globe most are now out of the Doldrums and almost half are now across the Equator in the Southern Hemisphere. Thomas Ruyant (VULNERABLE) led the fleet across last night at 1910hrs yesterday evening.
Posted on 22 Nov
49er, 49erFX, and Nacra 17 sailors in SailGP
A look at the sailors from our classes competing this weekend The fifth season of SailGP launches this weekend in Dubai, bringing together 11 national teams and some of the world's best sailors.
Posted on 22 Nov
Dylan Fletcher race ready for his return to SailGP
At the Emirates Dubai Sail Grand Prix presented by P&O Marinas this weekend Dylan Fletcher is race ready for his return to SailGP, after taking on the Driver role for Ben Ainslie's Emirates Great Britain Sail Grand Prix Team.
Posted on 22 Nov
Race for the Rolex SailGP Championship begins
With the Emirates Dubai Sail Grand Prix this weekend This weekend, the most exciting racing on water returns to the iconic city of Dubai - marking the official start of SailGP's most expansive season to date.
Posted on 22 Nov
ETNZ ranked #5 in major sport brands
Emirates Team NZ has been ranked at #5 on the global Sports Technology Power List In the 2024 Sports Technology Annual Review and Power List published Friday, Emirates Team New Zealand has been ranked at #5 on the global Sports Technology Power List by The STA Group who champions the best sports technology globally.
Posted on 22 Nov
Vendée Globe Friday Morning Update
Charlie Dalin on MACIF Santé Prévoyance has taken the lead The leaders in the Vendée Globe have now crossed the Equator into the Southern Hemisphere and are enjoying blast reaching conditions.
Posted on 22 Nov
World Sailing publishes a new strategy
'Ready for the Future' focuses on four priorities for the sport World Sailing has officially launched its new strategy, Ready for the Future, which will guide the sport from 2025 to 2029.
Posted on 22 Nov
Olympic Silver medalists win Sailor the Year
Olympic Silver medalists win Sir Bernard Ferguson Trophy at Sailor of the Year Isaac McHardie and William McKenzie won the top honour at the 2024 Barfoot & Thompson Yachting Excellence Awards on Friday, claiming the Sailor of the Year title as Olympic sailors dominated the major awards.
Posted on 22 Nov
Boris Herrmann Crosses Equator
In the hunt, in the Vendée Globe Early this Friday morning at 05:44 UTC (06:44 CET), Boris Herrmann was the 14th solo sailor to cross the Equator after 11 days, 17 hours, 42 minutes, and 42 seconds of competition in the iconic round-the-world race.
Posted on 22 Nov