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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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Kite Foil Gold Cup wraps up and Sailor Girl kiting??!

15 October 2015
The Kite Foil Gold Cup circuit has wrapped in Townsville Australia for the second year running this week, with Maxime Norcher taking the tour overall, followed by Johnny Heineken, Nico Parlier and Axel Mazalla. The SeaLink leg of the tour in Townsville, sailed the week after my Tasar Nationals, was raced in exceptionally breezy conditions, and the battle definitely came down to Johnny Heineken and…
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Highlights show from 12 weeks in Europe!

6 September 2015
The first Adventures of a Sailor Girl radio show for some time, packed with action from the Sailor Girl’s twelve week stint in Europe. Listen below to the show on Mixcloud (streaming with music), or via the Sailor Girl App(stream or Podcast). The Show Line Up – Sailing News in 60 seconds-ish (1:05) – Ian Walker in Lorient – Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing take the win…
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And then there were 12...

2 September 2015
So… here I am back at London Heathrow Airport, awaiting departure after 12 weeks in Europe. 12 weeks… Wow. Some quick stats for the past 12 weeks… more airports, marinas and freeways on the Adventures of a Sailor Girl… 12 events covered (13 media centres) 19 airport visits(8 individual airports) 18 marinas one “million” freeways (slight overestimation…
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America's Cup World Series - Gothenburg - Day 2

31 August 2015
The interviews from day 2 of the America’s Cup World Series in Gothenburg! But what went down in the racing? It was a complete mix up on yesterday with local team Artemis Racing coming back from a capsize on the practice race day, and running aground yesterday to take a bullet in race one. Emirates Team NZ finished in second, levelling the scores for the weekendbetweenthe…
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Americas Cup World Series 2015 - Gothenburg - Skippers Press Conference

29 August 2015
The press conference with the skippers at the Americas Cup World Series Gothenburg on 28 August 2015. The skippers cover everything from how Artemis Racing found themselves capsized and why Emirates Team NZ pulled out of the racing, to how it is for Ben and Jimmy to be racing against each other and how Softbank Team Japan is going as the last team to join the series. Facilitated by Tucker…
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