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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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Newport Bermuda Race - The Adventure Begins...

17 June 2018
The 51st edition of the Newport Bermuda Race is underway and we have been in the midst of the action from Newport and now from in Bermuda. Check out some of the videos and images below from registration and interviews with competitors, right through to our live coverage of the start, which went for all two hours and fifty minutes to cover every single sequence for the seventeen classes. LIVE! The…
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Sail Port Stephens 2018

9 April 2018
Monday 9 April What a stunning opening day for Sail Port Stephens in 2018 with 87 yachts taking to the water for the cruising divisions racing the Commodore’s Cup through until Wednesday, before the Performance, Cruising and IRC Racing joins in on Friday. An 8-10 knot westerly, racing the “Pub to Pub” course was a beautiful spectacle on Nelson Bay, and even though the breeze…
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Volvo Clean Up: Lovers of sailing show their love for the ocean

11 March 2018
I was at Takapuna Beach this morning with a number of people who love sailing, but most importantly – love our oceans and our planet. Sailors and shore crew from Turn the Tide on Plastic, Vestas 11th Hour Racing, Team AkzoNobel and Brunel Sailing were amongst the crowd, as well as notables from Yachting New Zealand and Australian Sailing. “There is definitely an agenda to have a…
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Australian Laser Masters Championship 2018

8 February 2018
I am covering the Australian Laser Masters Championship at Mooloolaba over the 9-12 February while my Dad is competing. Keep scrolling to see the updates below as they happen… Report for 9-10 February The Australian Laser Masters Championship kicked off in Mooloolaba on Friday with 162 competitors in three fleets; the Standards, the Radial Apprentice, Masters & Grand Masters, and…
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Bethwaite Memorial Trophy

27 February 2017
Four years ago, Dad and I were the inaugural winners of the Bethwaite Memorial Trophy. Yesterday, I was there, but this time I didn’t race. Instead I took pictures and watched on while my brother-in-law, new to sailing, did his first race with my Dad. Was pretty awesome. A short video taken from on board my Spiral, and an album of pictures below. It was a gorgeous day at Northbridge Sailing…
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My wrap of Audi Hamilton Island Race Week 2016 on NC Sports

23 October 2016
My segment wrapping Audi Hamilton Island Race Week that first aired on the NC Sports show just over one month go, 16 September 2016, to over 20 million viewers across various networks, including the Sky Network. My piece covers the on and off water action, including Beau Geste’s third Aussie IRC Nationals win in a row, the picturesque racing to the grand prix match racing between maxis…
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Boat crush: The VX One

21 October 2016
For those who know me, you will know I have had a little boat crush on the VX One for a while now. I love the boat because I can sail it comfortably (yes I like hiking!) with my family and good mates, it’s one design racing, the fleet are so fun to hang with and race against, AND we can do 20+ knots with me trimming a jib and spinnaker in a training session, like this one recently on the…
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Sailing World Cup Melbourne: Day 1 action stations!

9 December 2015
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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