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Sailing World Cup Final - Two coaches and an over-qualified media boat driver

I took the opportunity today on the first official day of racing at the Sailing World Cup Final in Melbourne to talk to two coaches about how they are preparing their sailors. Geoff Woolley, the coach of dual gold medallists Liesl Tesch and Dan Fitzgibbon in the Skud18, is now coaching the 470 Women on the Australian Sailing Squad, and Darren Bundock, dual Olympic silver medallist, recently…
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Sailing World Cup Final - Future rock stars & a special graduation

Awesome to be on the ground for the Sailing World Cup Final in Melbourne, the final for World Sailing’s World Cup this year! 170 entrants, plenty of rock stars, but also plenty of rock stars in the making, such as Finn, Elkan and Anna who I caught up with today. Optimist sailor Adelaide Pullin from Queensland is missing her primary school graduation to be at Sailing World Cup Melbourne for…
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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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