Race fuel?

When sailing at home I dont bother. Can survive for 2hrs with no additional nourishment as long as I drink something before I go out and dont have an empty stomach.

And didnt bother in the 49er as races were generally short.

When at RS opens and on the water all day, used to have a banana, a lucozade sport, small bottle of water and 2 Snickers taped to front wing beam.

Most important thing was to have something in your stomach before you go out, and plenty of fluids. As soon as you get in eat like crazy and replenish the fluid

On the Iso it was easy- could strap a dry bag with full lunch (including sarnies) to the space frame no problem. On the B14, there's rather less storage space available- can secure a couple of bottles, and tape a choccie bar or two to the inner parts of the wing struts, but beyond that and the BA/spray top pocket, there's nowhere secure.

I think this is an area under valued by many sailors at all levels.

3 years ago when I decided I wanted to get better at Musto Skiff sailing I looked at all sides of the sport and nutrition was one key area of improvement.

I changed my meals and my pre, during & post race eating & drinking.

Performance improved, fat decreased as body weight went up 6kgs and I felt better ... and now I stick to it although weight has fallen off a bit ...

I'm with skiffybob, with just a slight tweak on the beer choice - would recommend Hopback Brewery Summer Lightning, or perhaps Ringwood 49er (both so good they named a boat after it).... an excellent pre-cursor to any period of high energy sailing, as long as you go in moderation....sticking under the 4 pint mark is advisable, but 6+ pints is definitely advisable for apres-sail, just to ensure adequate re-hydration afterwards

The standard pre-race breakfast at Weston for the 12ft Skiff fleet consisted of bacon, sausage & egg bap....

...and a bottle of STELLA!!!

IT IS the only way to start the day

Edited by Skiffybob