I'm Andy Rice, co-creator of Road To Gold.

Together with world-class coach Hamish Willcox (coach to Pete Burling & Blair Tuke), we've put together a program that's never before been seen in the sailing world.

For most of us these past couple of years, there have been few opportunities to get in our boats. We're a bunch of landlocked sailors...

But now there's a way to make progress, even if you're stuck at home!

Whether you're a weekend warrior, or working towards the Olympics in 2024, Road To Gold will help you build a solid strategy and give you the framework to make dramatic and persistent progress on the water.

There's so many different aspects to consider in our sport, it can all become too much to handle!

We've got to perform a balancing act, including (but not limited to) the following things:

♥️ staying fit enough to properly handle your boat

🛠️ keeping your gear properly maintained and tuned so it runs at its best

🌪️ learning the venue, the local weather, etc

🗣️ managing your crew, keeping everyone motivated and on the same page

⚡ maintaining your energy during a regatta, staying on top of your nerves

All this to think about (and MORE) and only a limited time to get it done.

How do you normally go about improving your sailing knowledge and skills?

As you're here, I'm sure you've already got an impressive library of sailing books.

Maybe you pick up tips and tricks from others in the boat park.

You may have some training DVDs, or use Youtube.

You probably spend quite a bit of cash on new gear.

And if you're REALLY serious, you even have a coach...

All good options, but they each have their drawbacks...

In a complex sport like sailing, there are so many different choices for you to make – so many directions you can go in – that it can be overwhelming.

And the main issue with the above solutions is that most of them take a laser-focused approach to just ONE area of your sailing. So while you make progress in one area, the others fall behind.

There's no sense of the BIG PICTURE. Where to spend your time. The things you should do to make the most impact, and in what order to do them.

Gear CAN make you go faster, but only if you know how to use it effectively.

And while a coach is great for giving you an Action Plan and keeping you on track, they can be prohibitively expensive...

What you really need is the topdown view. A solid roadmap, created by someone who has been there and learnt things the hard way.

Up until recently, there hasn't been a resource in the sailing world that takes you through the whole process of running a successful sailing season, start to finish.

From the mind of Hamish Willcox, coach to Pete Burling & Blair Tuke, Road To Gold is a comprehensive step-by-step program that takes you through the entire process of becoming an effective racer, no matter your level, or what you sail.

Through 40 years of experience coaching at the highest level, Hamish has refined his blueprint for success into a simple 12-step system. You get a proven sequence of priorities, laid out in a way so that each step builds on the last.

Road To Gold is not just a training program, but a life-long self-coaching tool. It reveals the gaps in your knowledge and skills and provides the framework needed to systematically eliminate them.

It gives you the tools to go out and make it happen for yourself – to create a realistic plan to bridge your gaps and become an all-round effective racer.

Hamish has observed that time and time again, sailors squander the resources available to them... Putting their efforts into areas that will bring little return (or even do damage). Well, no more! The battle-tested structure of Road To Gold means that you don't have to rely on guesswork anymore.

You no longer need to waste time, energy or money in areas that won't bring you results. Follow the system laid out for you, and you're guaranteed to see dramatic improvements on the race track.

Hamish Willcox burst on to the international sailing scene in 1981 when, aged just 19, he and his helmsman Dave Barnes won the 470 World Championships at their first attempt. They won two more world titles in 1983 and 1984.

Since moving into coaching, Hamish has been to seven Olympic Games and helped his athletes win multiple world championships titles. He's been involved in five America's Cup campaigns, primarily in the weather programmes, but also doing after-guard roles for in-house racing and training.

These days Hamish is perhaps best known for coaching Pete Burling & Blair Tuke to gold at the Rio Games in 2016. Earlier this year, he supported them in their defence of the America's Cup, and helped them win another silver medal in the 49er at Tokyo.

HOW ROAD TO GOLD WAS BORN

Back in the mid-80s, Hamish was tasked with taking Japan from emerging sailing nation to top of the Olympic pile. But he soon realised that the Japanese 470 sailors were missing some major parts of the equation.

As Hamish told me: “They’d ask me a really detailed point about how to execute the Nth degree of a manoeuvre without understanding the basics of how to tune the 470 for decent boatspeed.”

So he took the blueprint for world-beating success that had powered him to three 470 world titles in four years, and laid it out as clearly and methodically as possible in his campaign manual Winning In 470s.

That book sold out extremely quickly in Japan, and by the end of the 1980s Japan was celebrating its first 470 World Champions. It's looked looked strong in the 470 ever since, with serious medal chances for the home nation in both the Men’s and Women’s event in the Tokyo Games this summer.

Fast forward to summer 2020, mid-pandemic. Normally Hamish and I would be too busy to create a program of this scope. But with all events cancelled, the two of us had a LOT of extra time on our hands. So we decided to team up and update his campaign manual into a comprehensive program, with all the benefits that come from hosting it on the internet (regular updates and feedback from our community).

And here you have it! The distillation of Hamish's 40 years of world-class experience into one place.

The first program to lift the curtain on campaigning at the highest level and make it accessible to all.

Who is the Road To Gold for – specifically?

Well, if you are a racing sailor and looking to step up your game, then this program is likely a good fit for you...

Whether you're a...

club racer who wants to start winning at the weekends
keen sailor racing at national level
dedicated world championship competitor
full-time Olympic campaigner or professional racer

...Road To Gold will help accelerate your results on the race course.

That's because the principles work at all levels of the sport. The details may be different for your specific class, but the areas to focus on (and ignore!) are the same no matter what you sail.

The Road To Gold blueprint has been battled-tested over countless Olympic & America's Cup campaigns... It's the same sequence of priorities Hamish used to take Burling & Tuke from silver medallists in 2012 to gold medal champions in 2016.

It's also been used in youth and junior training. In fact, America's Cup legend Russell Coutts has been introducing the Road To Gold principles into his own youth training program in New Zealand.

And keep reading to see the wide range of Road To Goldsters who have been using the program to take their sailing to the next level.
(CLICK HERE TO READ THEIR STORIES)

PICK YOUR PLAN

No matter what level you sail, we have a plan that will suit you.

The Basic Plan includes the full 12-module Road To Gold program, MP3 downloads, Bonuses and access to our Facebook community.
Go for the Pro Plan if you'd like to push it even further. It includes everything in the Basic Plan plus our self-assessment benchmark Test, recordings of our weekly Live Q&A sessions with legends from the sailing world, and a bundle of valuable Checklists, Cheatsheets & Templates.
Choose the Elite Plan if you'd like all of the above, lifetime access to the program, PLUS our new offering: 1-to-1 Coaching with a Road To Gold-certified coach. They will work with you over 12 sessions to build a realistic custom roadmap to racing glory. More info on that below.

BASIC PLAN

The full Road To Gold Program
12 Modules of Deep-Dive Video Training
MP3 Downloads
Access to the RTG Training Squad (our Facebook community of 1000+ competitive sailors)
~~Weekly Q&A Coaching Call Recordings~~
~~The Test - benchmark across the 60 Pillars of Road To Gold~~
~~Checklists, Cheatsheets & Templates~~
~~x10 Hour Sessions of 1-to-1 Coaching with a Road To Gold-certified Coach~~
~~Lifetime Access to the program~~
All Bonuses (including Worksheets, Q&A Recordings, Exclusive Interviews, 45-Minute Core & Flexibility Video Workout) More info

$397

$347/year

☆ PRO PLAN

The full Road To Gold Program
12 Modules of Deep-Dive Video Training
MP3 Downloads
Access to the RTG Training Squad (our Facebook community of 1000+ competitive sailors)
Weekly Q&A Coaching Call Recordings ($200+ VALUE)
The Test - benchmark across the 60 Pillars of Road To Gold
Checklists, Cheatsheets & Templates
~~x10 Hour Sessions of 1-to-1 Coaching with a Road To Gold-certified Coach~~
~~Lifetime Access to the program~~
All Bonuses (including Worksheets, Q&A Recordings, Exclusive Interviews, 45-Minute Core & Flexibility Video Workout) More info

$497

$397/year

ELITE PLAN

The full Road To Gold Program
12 Modules of Deep-Dive Video Training
MP3 Downloads
Access to the RTG Training Squad (our Facebook community of 1000+ competitive sailors)
Weekly Q&A Coaching Call Recordings ($200+ VALUE)
The Test - benchmark across the 60 Pillars of Road To Gold
Checklists, Cheatsheets & Templates
x10 Hour Sessions of 1-to-1 Coaching with a Road To Gold-certified Coach
LIFETIME ACCESS to the program
All Bonuses (including Worksheets, Q&A Recordings, Exclusive Interviews, 45-Minute Core & Flexibility Video Workout) More info

$1797

$1497 (one time)

BONUS #1: WORKSHEET QUESTIONS

Going through the sessions in Road To Gold from start to finish will take you pretty far. But if you're really serious about making dramatic improvement, then it's worth digging deep and reconsidering your racing from every angle. We're sure you're going to make lots of notes as you go along, and to help take it even further, we've included questions alongside every module and session. Download the PDF worksheets (to print out / fill out on your computer), follow along with notepad & pen, or complete the survey form at the end of each chapter.

BONUS #2: COACHING CALL SESSION RECORDINGS x12

During our first run of Road To Gold, we held a Group Coaching Session for each chapter of the program to help members get extra clarification on the concepts. Now you have access to all 12 recordings, including downloadable MP3s and timecodes so you can quickly find what you need. Olympian and World Champion special guests include Santi Lange, Lily Xu, Nic Asher, Penny Clark, Andrew Palfrey, as well as Olympic coaches Jon Emmett and Álvaro Marinho.

BONUS #4: CORE & FLEXIBILITY WORKOUT SESSION WITH HAMISH WILLCOX

Hamish has always kept in good shape, even into his 60s. When you join him for this 45-minute workout, you'll see why! The routine is specially developed to give you the strength and flexibility you need to get the edge over the competition and avoid injury. And if exercise isn't really your thing, don't be put off! As one Road To Goldster wrote to tell us:
"The 45 minute core routine is like a religion to me now. I do it consistently 2-3 times a week and the improvements have been great. First time I almost cried in agony but now I can do the whole programme fairly easy :-D"

“I just want to reach out and say a massive THANK YOU for the Road To Gold. It has been absolutely fantastic! I live in Sweden and we don't have any infrastructure in place for my class (mixed offshore) in terms of coaches, organized training etc. So RTG has really provided me with an excellent framework with clear priorities so I can work efficiently toward my goal of the 2024 Olympics. It means the world to me that you put together this course and it is worth WAY more than what I paid for it.”
Leif Jägerbrand, Mixed Offshore sailor

We are fully confident that Road To Gold will help you become a better sailor.

We also realise that signing up today may be a big decision for you.

For that reason, we want to give you a full 30 days to test out the program, risk-free.

Follow the roadmap laid out by Hamish, go through even just the first few chapters, and you will start to identify clear ways and methods for working your way up the leaderboard.

We consistently see RTG members make a breakthrough in their racing within the first few weeks of implementing the strategies.

But should you decide – for whatever reason – that the program is not working for you, then simply send us an email within the first 30 days and we'll refund your money in full. No hard feelings!

*Unfortunately we cannot offer this for the 1-to-1 Coaching Sessions (more info on the Elite Plan sign-up page).

The boat, the equipment, the coaching, replacements, repairs, not to mention all the other campaign costs like travel and entry fees.

It can all end up costing anywhere from thousands to tens of thousands of dollars!

In fact, the market rate for a coach of Hamish's calibre is around $1000/day (and that's before you factor in the travel, accommodation, rib hire, fuel etc).

With Road To Gold, over the 12 modules you'll gain access to worksheets and action-oriented video lessons with Hamish. The course is structured to deliver the greatest results in the shortest amount of time. Combined with the bonuses, including the Live Q&A sessions and exclusive expert interviews, the program is designed to show you what you need to focus on, and just as importantly to steer you away from time-sapping and money-draining distractions!

With the huge amount of championship-winning experience and knowledge that Hamish is sharing on this course, it wouldn't be unreasonable to put a large price tag on Road To Gold.We'll probably increase the price of the program one day. But for the time being, we want to make this knowledge and wisdom accessible to as many people as possible, especially when regattas are in short supply.

So the price of the program works out to about $28 per module across the 12 chapters – and the wisdom contained in just ONE of those chapters could be the difference between winning and losing your next race.

We'll help you bring a new level of focus to your sailing and your campaign, and for less than the price of a new dinghy jib. We can also guarantee that the value from this course will last a good deal longer than that jib too, by the way...

(Still not sure you can manage the price? Don't forget, Road To Gold will also help you keep those campaign costs down. When we show you the best areas to spend your time, effort and money, you'll actually start seeing better results with less overall input.)

While there's no substitute for real time on the water, there are still plenty of things to be done while you're ashore. Sailing is a sport where you have so many decisions to make that you need to get your priorities straight. Every wrong decision costs you in time and effort.

Road To Gold helps you take a good look at your existing processes, making sure you've got the best ones in place. Even if you can't practise them in your boat, you'll be amazed by the jump forward in progress when you hit the water again.

For example, there's no reason why you can't learn the theory of weather, tactics and strategy at home, and then race better when you're back in the boat.

We're confident that if you implement the strategies inside Road To Gold, you'll start seeing improvement to your sailing within the first month of the program. And if not, that's why we have our 30 day guarantee 😉

Of course, your results will vary depending on how intensively you go through the program, and where you're at currently with your sailing.

Our #1 recommendation is to start from the beginning and go through each of the 12 chapters in sequence, over 12 weeks. This is because each step is designed to build on the last, so after 3 months you'll have become an all-round competent sailor, ready to handle pretty well anything that the race course throws at you.

However, if you feel you're particularly weak in one area, say weather knowledge, then feel free to jump directly to Chapter 9 (where we cover wind, waves & tide). Whatever your individual goals demand...

All in all, the RTG blueprint will never be a replacement for effort. Winning takes work! But it can help you avoid making a bunch of mistakes the first time around, give you the RIGHT way of doing things and provide you with the shortcuts to success.

The core sessions are centred around deep-dive video discussions between me (Andy Rice) and Hamish Willcox. The sessions run to approx 1.5 hours per chapter. The Q&A coaching call archives, which are there to supplement the material, come with timecodes so you can quickly find the questions most relevant to you.

If you pick the mid-tier Pro Plan, then you'll get access to recordings of our Live Q&A Group Coaching Calls. Each week, you can get your burning questions answered, as well as access all past session recordings.

We know people learn in lots of different ways, so the sessions are also supplemented with worksheets, diagrams, cheatsheets and templates to help you get the most from the material.

If you're a multi-tasker who likes to learn on the go, then you can download all sessions in MP3 format. And if English isn't your native language, each video comes with English subtitles (computer-generated, not perfect yet but still helpful!) Recently we've introduced the feature to search through the transcript, so you can find the exact topics you need right away.

Road To Gold is a comprehensive course, so it's unlikely you will finish it in just a week! But work through it at your own pace and take notes along the way. When you come back to certain sections and refer to your original notes, you'll realise how much you've progressed with your confidence and your approach to your sailing. It is all a process. For any obstacles or moments where you wonder if you have the talent, you'll find there is a way of acquiring the talent.

Road To Gold will be great for Olympic sailors, but the nuts & bolts, the mechanics of putting together a winning campaign, are pretty much the same whatever you sail and whatever level you're at. Whether you race a dinghy, a keelboat, a catamaran, a windsurfer, a kiteboard or a sportsboat – the Road To Gold provides you with a clear blueprint for improving your skills and results on the race track.

One of the great things about Hamish lifting the curtain on high-level campaigning is that it's removed the 'black magic' and mystique around top class performance. It really is about the aggregation of small gains in multiple areas, always looking for ways of minimising your mistakes. It's not about talent, it's about working hard in the areas that will make the biggest difference to your performance.

RTG is a targeted self-coaching tool, but what if you want some face time with an expert coach?

We strongly believe in the power of RTG as an online resource. It’s already been proven to work for hundreds of sailors. But now we’ve launched a new project to bring sailors together with professional coaches. If you feel that you will really benefit from that additional human input into your sailing campaign, then here’s what’s on offer...

Work with a Road To Gold-certified coach
Get personal help implementing the principles of RTG into your campaign
Have a bespoke roadmap made for you to follow going forward
Stay accountable, keep on track with your goals
10 hourly sessions over 3-6 months
$1497 (including full Road To Gold program + Extra Bonuses)
Lifetime Access to the Program (no recurring fees)
For those who want to REALLY step it up over the next 3-6 months

Our coaching capacity is limited, so we’re opening this up to only a few Road To Goldsters who want to work closely with an expert coach.

To learn more about how it works, click the ELITE INFO button below.

★ 12 modules with Olympic coach Hamish Willcox, covering every key aspect of competitive sailing

☆ Step-by-step blueprint and a game plan going forward

★ Self-coaching tool you can keep coming back to throughout your sailing career

☆ Tailor your tactics & strategy to any race course in any wind and sea state

★ Get the edge over your competition

☆ Access to the RTG community – ongoing support, motivation, perspectives from likeminded sailors

★ Identify your gaps in knowledge and skills

☆ Create a realistic plan to bridge those gaps and become world-class

★ PLUS try risk-free for 30 days – don't like it? Simply return it and get your money back

PICK YOUR PLAN

No matter what level you sail, we have a plan that will suit you.

The Basic Plan includes the full 12-module Road To Gold program, MP3 downloads, Bonuses and access to our Facebook community.
Go for the Pro Plan if you'd like to push it even further. It includes everything in the Basic Plan plus our self-assessment benchmark Test, recordings of our weekly Live Q&A sessions with legends from the sailing world, and a bundle of valuable Checklists, Cheatsheets & Templates.
Choose the Elite Plan if you'd like all of the above, lifetime access to the program, PLUS our new offering: 1-to-1 Coaching with a Road To Gold-certified coach. They will work with you over 12 sessions to build a realistic custom roadmap to racing glory. More info on that below.

BASIC PLAN

The full Road To Gold Program
12 Modules of Deep-Dive Video Training
MP3 Downloads
Access to the RTG Training Squad (our Facebook community of 1000+ competitive sailors)
~~Weekly Q&A Coaching Call Recordings~~
~~The Test - benchmark across the 60 Pillars of Road To Gold~~
~~Checklists, Cheatsheets & Templates~~
~~x10 Hour Sessions of 1-to-1 Coaching with a Road To Gold-certified Coach~~
~~Lifetime Access to the program~~
All Bonuses (including Worksheets, Q&A Recordings, Exclusive Interviews, 45-Minute Core & Flexibility Video Workout) More info

$397

$347/yr

☆ PRO PLAN

The full Road To Gold Program
12 Modules of Deep-Dive Video Training
MP3 Downloads
Access to the RTG Training Squad (our Facebook community of 1000+ competitive sailors)
Weekly Q&A Coaching Call Recordings ($200+ VALUE)
The Test - benchmark across the 60 Pillars of Road To Gold
Checklists, Cheatsheets & Templates
~~x10 Hour Sessions of 1-to-1 Coaching with a Road To Gold-certified Coach~~
~~Lifetime Access to the program~~
All Bonuses (including Worksheets, Q&A Recordings, Exclusive Interviews, 45-Minute Core & Flexibility Video Workout) More info

$497

$397/yr

ELITE PLAN

The full Road To Gold Program
12 Modules of Deep-Dive Video Training
MP3 Downloads
Access to the RTG Training Squad (our Facebook community of 1000+ competitive sailors)
Weekly Q&A Coaching Call Recordings ($200+ VALUE)
The Test - benchmark across the 60 Pillars of Road To Gold
Checklists, Cheatsheets & Templates
x10 Hour Sessions of 1-to-1 Coaching with a Road To Gold-certified Coach
LIFETIME ACCESS to the program
All Bonuses (including Worksheets, Q&A Recordings, Exclusive Interviews, 45-Minute Core & Flexibility Video Workout) More info

$1797

$1497 (one time)

PS. Don't forget: Road To Gold costs far less than a new jib, but unlike that jib, the knowledge contained inside will last the rest of your sailing career. And it could even SAVE you money in the long run – using your gear the right way, avoid making costly mistakes, etc. Across the 12 modules, we don't just show you WHAT to do, but also what NOT to do.

PPS. Do you have a game plan right now? How much faster could you be sailing by the end of next year? Try Road To Gold today and take your racing further than you ever thought possible! And if you feel it's not taking you in the right direction, you've got our unconditional 30 day money-back guarantee.

LOOKING FOR A BREAKTHROUGH IN YOUR RACING?

New step-by-step program from Olympic coach to PETE BURLING & BLAIR TUKE

PROVEN TO WORK.EASY TO FOLLOW.

If you're serious about racing and stepping up the leaderboard, then you owe it to yourself to keep reading...

🧭 Got a Game Plan?

Where to start?

All this to think about (and MORE) and only a limited time to get it done.

Any of this sound familiar?

Turned up to a regatta to realise you're in too deep?

Picked the wrong strategy or tactics for the race course?

Bought shiny new equipment hoping for a Silver Bullet?

Sinking money into your campaign but finishing no further up the leaderboard?

Cracked under pressure at the key moment in a race?

Training hard, but not seeing the results on the racecourse?

You and your crew pulling in different directions?

Polishing only your strengths, and forgetting the rest?

Unsure what to do to get to the top of the leaderboard?

Want to get it handled once and for all?

Get a sense of direction

What if you could...?

SOUND GOOD?

INTRODUCING...

ROAD TO GOLD

THE 12-STEP ROADMAP TO BULLETPROOF YOUR SAILING

First of its kind

“So why should you listen to Hamish?”

For almost a decade, Hamish Willcox has been coach to fellow Kiwis Pete Burling & Blair Tuke, helping them to Olympic gold at the 2016 Rio Games

DON'T KNOW HAMISH WILLCOX?

Where it all started: Road To Gold is a comprehensive update of Hamish Willcox's best-selling campaign manual from the 1980s

HOW ROAD TO GOLD WAS BORN

Will it work for you?

SUITABLE FOR...

SPEND YOUR TIME IN THE AREAS THAT WILL HAVE THE BIGGEST IMPACT:

Program breakdown

The 12 chapters of Road To Gold cover every aspect of your racing, start to finish.

The structure is not only an effective, proven campaign plan for world-class sailors, but it's the most efficient sequence of steps to take no matter what level you sail.

And each step builds on the last. So don't worry about your Tactics or Strategy until your Boat Handling is on point!

★ VIDEO TRAINING

★ MP3 DOWNLOADS

★ FACEBOOK COMMUNITY

★ FULLY-SUBTITLED

12 STEPS TO SUCCESS

① THE BEGINNING (GETTING ON THE RIGHT ROAD)

② FITNESS & NUTRITION

③ BOAT HANDLING & MAINTENANCE

④ BOAT SPEED #1 - BEST SPEED

⑤ BOAT SPEED #2 - RACE SPEED

⑥ STARTING

⑦ TACTICS

⑧ STRATEGY

⑨ WEATHER (WIND, WAVES & TIDE)

⑩ MENTAL STRENGTH

⑪ FINAL PLANNING

⑫ RACING

Ali ten Hove, Olympic 49er FX sailor

UPGRADES

☆ LIVE Q&A COACHING CALLS

☆ THE TEST

☆ CHECKLISTS & CHEATSHEETS

PICK YOUR PLAN

BASIC PLAN

$397

$347/year

☆ PRO PLAN

$497

$397/year

ELITE PLAN

$1797

$1497 (one time)

ALL PLANS COME WITH OUR 30 DAY MONEY-BACK GUARANTEE* (MORE INFO)

Don't take OUR word for it

Sir Russell Coutts, Olympic champion, 5-time America's Cup winner

Santiago Lange, Nacra 17 Olympic Champion

Barbara Kendall, windsurfing Olympic champion

Pete Burling, America's Cup & Olympic champion

Blair Tuke, America's Cup & Olympic champion

We launched Road To Gold with this promo video in late 2020. It was great to receive endorsements from some of the most credible and successful people in the sport.

But wait, there's more...

BONUS #1: WORKSHEET QUESTIONS

BONUS #2: COACHING CALL SESSION RECORDINGS x12

PROVEN TO WORK.
EASY TO FOLLOW.