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Sailing World Cup Melbourne: World Sailing social takeover and plenty of breeze!

A big day at Sailing World Cup Melbourne today – with plenty of breeze, plenty of postponements and my opportunity to take over the World Sailing social media channels! Periscope video 1 Periscope video 2 Periscope video 3 Had a bit of fun on Periscope. Tomorrow I will be chatting with the general public – can’t wait to see what they think about having the event here on the St.
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Sailing World Cup Melbourne: OptiOlympics & youth in the spotlight

A day that started off with the OptiOlympics and ended with so many catch ups with youth sailors was never going to be bad! Hope you enjoy the action from day 2 of Sailing World Cup Melbourne. Make sure you watch the wrap at the end xx Sailing World Cup Melbourne Day 2: Hansen & Colley Kurt Hansen and Jim Colley are using Sailing World Cup Melbourne and Sail Sydney as preparation events for…
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Sailing World Cup Melbourne: Day 1 action stations!

Sailing World Cup Melbourne day 1 was the first day for “World Sailing” under it’s new name (previously ISAF), and what a day to mark down in the history books. A building sea breeze off the St. Kilda Sailing Precinct set the scene for a great day of racing across all fleets, and the proximity of racing to the pier and beach really drew in passer-by crowds… I can’t…
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AUSTRALIAN SAILING TEAM: Rio 2016 announcements

This week the Australian Sailing Team announced the first of their athletes that will be competing at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. I spoke with Victor Kovalenko, head coach and Jason Waterhouse & Lisa Darmanin. Congratulations to the whole team (on and off the water) and in particular to Nath Outteridge and Iain Jensen (49er, who were unable to attend as they are currently training with Artemis…
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PARA WORLD SAILING: A windy day in Williamstown

Finishing off the interview “on the dock” On a blustery day last week in Williamstown I was lucky enough to catch up with some amazing sailors; Dee Smith who sails the 2.4 and went on to finish sixth, Amy Barnbrook who sails the Skud 18, and Liesl Tesch who has just been crowned World Champion with her skipper Dan Fitzgibbon. What a way to lead into the Olympics in Rio where they will…
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Action from the CYCA: Musto International Youth MR

Harry Price and his team of Murray Jones, Ben Robinson and Jack Hubbard took the win in the Musto International last week. Was great to catch up with the team on the ground to chat about the season, and what is up next! More adventures… www.AdventuresofaSailorGirl.com @SailorGirl218 – Facebook/Instagram/Twitter/Snapchat Thanks for joining the adventures – Sailor Girl xx PS Pam Scrivenor, I…
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Extreme Sailing Series 2015 - Catch up with 33 South Racing

33 South Racing is the new team on the block for the final leg Extreme Sailing Series receiving the wild card entry for Sydney. The team dropped past the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia yesterday to say hello, and I headed out for a sail as well. Love the Extremes, and great to be back out on the water with Katie and Stacey, who have both been doing fantastic things in sailing this year, Katie…
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Rolex Sydney Hobart 2015 - Launch

The launch of the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race (RSHYR) for 2015 was held today at the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia. I took the opportunity to catch up with Mark Richards (Richo) multiple overall winner handicap and line honours with Wild Oats XI (WOXI), Roger Hickman (Hicko), last year’s overall winner, and Shane Kearns (Kearnsie), the winner of the Sydney Gold Coast race ahead of…
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