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Special Edition Interview with Stars+Stripes Team USA

5 November 2020
Adventures Weekly on 5 November 2020 included a special show line up with the entire Stars + Stripes Team USA; Taylor Canfield, Mike Buckley, Victor Diaz de Leon, Erik Shampain and Michael Menninger, fresh from their win in the 70th Bermuda Gold Cup, which this year was also the World Championship for the World Match Racing Tour. The whole team joined Nic to chat about their latest win (their…
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The "breakaways": The first five home to Bermuda

19 June 2018
The adventures continue for the Sailor Girl in Bermuda for the finish of the 51st edition of the Newport Bermuda Race. Leaving most of the fleet far behind in light winds, George David’s Rambler 88 crossed the finish line off St. David’s Lighthouse at 5:51:51 Eastern daylighttime on Sunday evening. The first pack consisting of five boats including Rambler 88 managed to get through the…
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Argo Group Gold Cup 2018

8 May 2018
The Argo Group Gold Cup is back! And it is my absolute pleasure to be on the ground for the return of this event as an official commentator, 30 months after I was helping out with the last edition. Check out the event wrap below, and then scroll down to re-live all of the action from start to finish! Hope to see you next year for the Argo Group Gold Cup! The event in a nutshell! [EVENT WRAP…
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Not the right kind of foiling

18 October 2015
What a day. No racing again for the Louis Vuitton America’s Cup World Series, but today due to no wind, rather than excessive breeze as in Portsmouth earlier this year. It means that tomorrow we will be looking at three shorter races, that will all be double points. So there is a bit on for all competitors on top of rehydrating after today. I was lucky enough to go on a tour of the Oracle…
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Action from on the land, as she was a bit quiet on the water

17 October 2015
The official practice race day at the Louis Vuitton America’s Cup World Series events also means the official press conference. There was a good bit of banter today; with Nathan Outteridge covering a few of the issues Artemis Racing had in Gothenburg but how the team is moving forward, and also between Sir Ben Ainslie and Jimmy Spithill on defender versus challenger advantages and also who…
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Catching up with the local kids and the AC Endeavour Program

16 October 2015
Wow. I cannot stop smiling. I met an amazing bunch of local Bermudian kids this afternoon at the launch of the America’s Cup Endeavour Program! Also got to chat with Hayden Menzies from Artemis Racing who won the RS Feva race at the launch, where AC sailors were paired with local youth sailors. The Endeavour Program is one of the ways that the AC are aiming to give back to the local…
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Catching up with Iain Murray in Bermuda

16 October 2015
The final event of the Louis Vuitton America’s Cup World Series in Bermuda is warming up, with unofficial practice today, and practice racing tomorrow before racing on Saturday and Sunday. With all eyes on Bermuda as the new home of Oracle Team USA, and host of the 35th America’s Cup in 2017, I took the opportunity this morning to catch up with Iain Murray, the Regatta Director. We…
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