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Reminders of mortality

14 January 2018
From reports direct from Hollywood Boulevard that they had abandoned ship in Bass Strait and were helicoptered to safety, to a man overboard and retrieval on Scallywag while leading the Volvo Ocean Race – today was definitely an interesting day in sailing – and high on the stress radars for a few of us. The low down on Hollywood Boulevard A crew member believes that a yacht sank in…
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Live from 100ft - up a mast!

21 May 2016
With the Canadian Ocean Racing team – Image by John Lincourt Photography The IMOCA 60 fleet are currently gathering at the Newport Shipyard to prepare themselves for the New York to Vendee race on 29 May. I took the opportunity of being in Newport to head up the rig of the Canadian Ocean Racing team’s IMOCA 60 “Oh Canada” yesterday. It was a great view of the Ocean…
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METSTRADE: Sailor Girl safety picks!

19 November 2015
Sailing is a sport that we all love, but safety has to be a major concern for us all. There are some pretty incredible safety products on display at METSTRADE for 2015, but my two picks were Dame Award safety winners for 2015, who also took out the overall Dame Award win, Spinlock with their “Lume-On”, and the Exposure Lights 2014 Dame Award winning “Safety Torch” and new…
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