September 19, 2016
A Change of Season
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There has been an notable change in the temperature here in the UK but we are now able to enjoy the freshening breeze of the Autumnal season. We have seen the annual cricket match played on the Bramble Bank in the middle of the Solent signalling the end of the summer. The Southampton Boat Show…
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August 3, 2016
New Skills
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Last week I was able to be on the receiving end of knowledge transfer. I joined The Magenta Project for a week of near perfect conditions sailing on a GC32 foiling catamaran. OC Sport kindly gave us access to a boat to help provide an opportunity for female sailors to gain some experience foiling. The…
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June 28, 2016
Rich Wilson
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With just five months to go there is only one thing a certain 27 skippers are thinking about and that is the Vendée Globe. A race solo, non-stop and without assistance around the world departing Les Sables D’Olonne, France on Sunday 6th November. This is the 8th edition of the race and the current record…
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June 21, 2016
Three Peaks for Charity
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The Three Peaks Yacht Race is unlike any other yacht race you may encounter. In fact it is so much more than a yacht race, in total, the team of five must sail 389 miles, climb 11.176ft, run 72 miles and cycle 36 miles. The start is from Barmouth setting sail to Caernarfon in Wales…
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May 27, 2016
Coaching
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It has been so good to be out sailing recently and I am massively inspired by some of the talent too. The Vendee 2020 Vision is a bold initiative and one I am delighted to be part of. Artemis Ocean Racing are giving the Artemis Academy alumni access to their Open 60 with the skipper…
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May 4, 2016
May already!
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So where did the month of April go? I have only just realised that I have been a little slack during April on my updates and now it is already May. I must apologise but I must have had too much sun! Yes I saw the weather in the UK too and I was lucky,…
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March 27, 2016
Spi Ouest France
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First day of racing in Europe for the Oman Sail Women’s Team this year. They have three regattas planned racing in a J80 and this regatta being at the start of the season is always the hardest. Tami, Marwa and Ibtisam had forgotten a lot about sailing a J80 so Annemieke Bes and I had…
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March 17, 2016
Hell On High Seas
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To sail on a VO65 again is awesome. These opportunities do not come along everyday so I jumped at the chance. The Challenge was to be part of the Sport Relief Challenge of Hell on High Seas where we take six unsuspecting celebrities on a journey offshore from Belfast to London on the Volvo Ocean…
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February 27, 2016
It is not always as it seems…
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The result we received for leg 4 of Sailing Arabia The Tour was TLE, time limit expired, as we did not finish within a certain time after the first boat. We were not alone but even so, it is a tough result that does not let viewers know how well we did the good bits…
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