Adventures

The seventh show, lucky number 7! Although my personal lucky number is 8, or 18! This week I went and interviewed a few strangers, straight off the street! None of them were sailors, as it turned out, but I did ask them what they thought about the sport. I received some pretty interesting, and funny responses – listen in on the radio show to hear them! Great to catch up with Finn Mrugalla…

I love my sailing… one of the reasons is because there are so many amazing people involved with our sport who love to give back. Great to catch up with Andrea Francolini (his image of the 2013 Rolex Sydney Hobart start above) on all of his adventures on and off the water, including rebuilding schools in Pakistan. We also touched based with Ashley Stoddart live from the European Training…

Hey there adventurers! Live Below the Line, a very worthy cause, is done! The challenge is living on $2 worth of food each day, which is not an awful lot, but aims to replicate a week in the lives of those who are less fortunate than us. I cannot describe how absolutely amazing it is to finally eat a full meal; although after the past seven days it appears that my appetite has shrunk and I…

What a weekend! I do like to push myself to the limit, and this time I may have almost… almost… gone too far! I travelled to Canberra after work on Friday to take part in day one of the uni fleet racing regatta (freeeeezing!), only to leave late that night so that I could take part in the Peter Loft Marathon at BYRA on the Sunday! The Peter Loft Marathon is in memorium of Peter Loft…

Tonight’s show had a bit of a flash back theme after I was given a model boat today, that was originally built by my Grandpa, twenty years ago. This memento, combined with ANZAC Day this week, prompted a dedication of the show to remember those who have come before us, and how without them we may not be in the very privileged position we are today. On a lighter note, I am looking for a name for…

Happy Easter everybody! I had some amazing adventures, as I do every year, at the NSW Tasar State Championships but also catching up with so many who had stories of their own adventures on my radio show! I managed to get Darren “Twirler” Jones on the phone during the show, just before he heads off again to catch up on his second with Patrice at the IRC Nationals to Beau Geste. As well as…