February 21, 2016
Sailing Arabia The Tour has been testing but extremely enjoyable so far. We have raced to the west for three days all upwind. Now we set off from Doha heading east and it seems it is still to be upwind. Unbelievable!! We are on leg 3 the long sail across the Gulf to Khasab in…
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February 12, 2016
SATT By Numbers
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Sailing Arabia The Tour has some frightening statistics that I wanted to share before we head off into the warm blue waters of the Gulf next week. It is the 6th edition of the race, and my 3rd participation. There are 9 teams taking part involving a total of 65 crew, representing 6 countries. We…
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February 2, 2016
Winter Sun
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Well it is not a holiday. I am neither hitting the slopes or relaxing on a beach. I am heading to the Middle East to go racing. I am delighted to have been asked to return to join the Oman Sail Women’s Team in Sailing Arabia The Tour. I join a formidable group of women…
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January 5, 2016
Resolutions For 2016
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So have you all like me been making plans for 2016? Attempting to make this year the biggest and best yet. Setting yourself resolutions and goals, some of which are attainable and some of which we all know will silently drift away and be forgotten. Have you been braving the rain to fulfil the new…
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November 26, 2015
A Journey Of Change
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Getty Images Gallery in London will be exhibiting over 40 stunning images from the Team SCA project from the 3rd – 12th December. Journey of Change: Women pushing boundaries exhibition will include images taken from onboard Team SCA as they competed in the Volvo Ocean Race but also photographs from the Team SCA Academy that ran…
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November 7, 2015
One Year To Go
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This time next year will be the start of the 8th edition of the Vendee Globe. Skippers will depart the dock in Les Sables D’Olonne waving goodbye to friends, families, shore teams and supporters with the sole purpose of sailing non stop, without assistance, around the world in an IMOCA 60. The human endeavour of…
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October 9, 2015
Grass Roots Sailing
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As patron of St Marys Junior Sailing Club, I was delighted to be able to join them for the annual laying up supper and prize giving. This took place at Stokes Bay Sailing Club where some of the older and braver sailors graduate to if they want to continue their sailing career. I celebrated the…
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