Kitefoiling Gold Cup 2015 - Townsville - Nico & Ricky
27 September 2015
While I am in Townsville for the 43rd Tasar Nationals, was great to chat with Nico Parlier and Ricky Leccese on the upcoming Kitefoiling Gold Cup stage, as well as the basics.
Nico is currently tied for the tour lead, and won last year’s final stage here in Townsville. Will he be on top at the end of October? Time will tell.
What is scarier is that I am apparently going to learn how to…
Highlights show from 12 weeks in Europe!
6 September 2015
The first Adventures of a Sailor Girl radio show for some time, packed with action from the Sailor Girl’s twelve week stint in Europe. Listen below to the show on Mixcloud (streaming with music), or via the Sailor Girl App(stream or Podcast).
The Show Line Up
– Sailing News in 60 seconds-ish (1:05)
– Ian Walker in Lorient – Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing take the win…
And then there were 12...
2 September 2015
So… here I am back at London Heathrow Airport, awaiting departure after 12 weeks in Europe. 12 weeks… Wow.
Some quick stats for the past 12 weeks… more airports, marinas and freeways on the Adventures of a Sailor Girl…
12 events covered (13 media centres)
19 airport visits(8 individual airports)
18 marinas
one “million” freeways (slight overestimation…
America's Cup World Series - Gothenburg - Day 2
31 August 2015
The interviews from day 2 of the America’s Cup World Series in Gothenburg!
But what went down in the racing?
It was a complete mix up on yesterday with local team Artemis Racing coming back from a capsize on the practice race day, and running aground yesterday to take a bullet in race one. Emirates Team NZ finished in second, levelling the scores for the weekendbetweenthe…
The Sailor Girl was loving being out on the water for day 1, and made it back on shore just intime to chat to five of the six teams today.
So how did the racing go down?
Two from two for Oracle Team USA on day one of the second America’s Cup World Series in Gothenburg! James Spithill and the team were on fire today. Second to Land Rover Ben Ainslie Racing in both races, now in second…
Brad Jackson in Portsmouth post Fastnet
Brad Jackson took some time out of his busy schedule post Fastnet Race to sit down with me and chat about the Rambler 88 program as well as the Volvo Ocean Race, both Team SCA and whether we will see him back in a boat again any time soon!
Ken Read in Gothenburg on the AC and Comanche programs
Having missed catching up with Kenny in Cowes and also in…
The press conference with the skippers at the Americas Cup World Series Gothenburg on 28 August 2015. The skippers cover everything from how Artemis Racing found themselves capsized and why Emirates Team NZ pulled out of the racing, to how it is for Ben and Jimmy to be racing against each other and how Softbank Team Japan is going as the last team to join the series. Facilitated by Tucker…
One year until Rio 2016
23 August 2015
Congratulations to all of the medallists at the Rio 2016 ISAF Test Event, but also those who didn’t medal, and the mass of support crews and families behind all of the sailors. Olympic sailing is a tough road that is often underrated due to the public perception of our sport, and I have to say I am in awe of what our Olympic sailors give up every day of their lives to chase their dream to be the…
